Catalogue description Public Record Office: Management Records of the Public Record Office; Registered Files (MGT and CPY prefix)

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Details of PRO 86
Reference: PRO 86
Title: Public Record Office: Management Records of the Public Record Office; Registered Files (MGT and CPY prefix)
Description:

Records relate to the internal management of the Public Record Office, including

- Legislation, including the Public Record Act 1958 (Amendment) Bill 1990

- Business Strategy

- Management Structure and Board

- Liaison with the Advisory Council, Lord Chancellor's Department and Friends of the Public Record Office

- Honours

- Efficiency Scrutiny Report and implementation

- Transition to an Executive Agency, including the Framework Agreement, Executive Planning Committee and the first Corporate and Business Plan.

- Security of the Records

- Copyright legislation and policy implementation (CPY files)

Date: 1985-1997
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: MGT and CPY
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Public Record Office, 1838-2003

The National Archives, Kew, 2003-
Physical description: 77 file(s)
Access conditions: Open unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition:

From 2019 The National Archives
Accruals: Series is accruing
Administrative / biographical background:

The collection mainly consists of management files from the Keeper's Office (MGT files), relating to policy making involving the Keeper, Deputy Keeper and heads of divisions. Among other subjects covered are conservation of records, committees and policy on the copying of records for the public. There were three consecutive cycles of these files, each closed after five years. The second and third cycle were prefaced 2/ and 3/ respectively. Following the transition to an Executive Agency in 1992, the Keeper’s role was renamed ‘Chief Executive’.

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