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Friday 3 September 2010
 
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Corporate information

The National Archives of Scotland (NAS) is an Agency of the Scottish Government and in 2006 was designated as one of the National Collections. It comes within the responsibility of the Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Culture.

The NAS is headed by the Keeper of the Records of Scotland, who is responsible to Ministers for its management, performance and future development. The Keeper is also responsible to the Lord President of the Court of Session for the efficient management of the court and other legal records in Scotland.

The following corporate information is currently available on this site:

  1. The Keeper of the Records of Scotland
  2. Corporate plan
  3. Corporate strategies
    3.1 Gender Equality Scheme
    3.2 Disability Equality Scheme
    3.3 Race Equality Scheme
    3.4 Framework Document
    3.5 Key strategies of the NAS
    3.6 Sustainability Policy
    3.7 Volunteers Policy
  4. Annual reports and annual accounts
  5. Meeting minutes
  6. Internal procedures
    6.1 Health & Safety Handbook
    6.2 Policy on the use of IT facilities in the NAS
    6.3 The NAS Freedom of Information Manual (March 2008)
    6.4 Data Protection Code of Practice on Administrative Information
    6.5 Data Protection Code of Practice on Archival Information
  7. Register of interests
  8. Organisation chart


 H.M General Register House
1. The Keeper of the Records of Scotland
The current Keeper of the Records of Scotland is Mr George MacKenzie. Read more about him.

2. Corporate plan
The corporate plan sets out the functions, aims and objectives of the NAS and specifies the standards to which NAS will undertake its work and the resources required for that work. Read the corporate plan documents and quarterly reports.

3. Corporate strategies
The NAS has corporate strategies on:

3.1 Gender Equality Scheme - Acrobat PDF 101KB, new window

3.1.1 Gender Equality Scheme Annual Report (June 2009) - Acrobat PDF 77KB, new window

3.1.2 Gender Equality Scheme Annual Report (June 2010) - Acrobat PDF 78KB, new window

3.2 Disability Equality Scheme

3.2.1 Disability Equality Scheme (December 2006) - Acrobat PDF 88KB, new window

3.2.2 Disability Equality Scheme (January 2009 Update) - Acrobat PDF 61.7KB, new window

3.2.3 Disability Equality Scheme (December 2009 Update) - Acrobat PDF 43.4KB, new window

3.3 Race Equality Scheme - Acrobat PDF 88KB, new window

3.3.1 Race Equality Annual Report (2009) - Acrobat PDF 57.3KB, new window

3.4 Framework Document - Acrobat PDF 178KB, new window

3.5 Key Strategies of the NAS - Acrobat PDF 54KB, new window

3.6 Sustainability Policy - Acrobat 102KB, new window

3.7 Volunteers Policy - Acrobat 88.9KB, new window

4. Annual reports and annual accounts
Read the annual reports of the NAS and annual accounts.

5. Meeting minutes
Read the minutes of the NAS Governance Meetings, Audit Committee, Management Board, Branch Heads, Local Partnership Board, Information Systems Planning Group, and Health and Safety Committee.

6. Internal procedures
The NAS has internal procedures on:

6.1 Health & Safety Handbook - Acrobat PDF 641KB, new window

6.2 Policy on the use of IT facilities in the NAS - Acrobat PDF 108KB, new window

6.3 The NAS Freedom of Information Manual (March 2008) - Acrobat PDF 328KB, new window

6.4 Data Protection Code of Practice on Administrative Information - Acrobat PDF 455 KB, new window

6.5 Data Protection Code of Practice on Archival Information - Acrobat PDF 224 KB, new window

7. Register of interests

Register of Interests - Acrobat PDF 39.6KB, new window

8. Organisation chart

Organisation chart - Acrobat PDF 44.1KB, new window




   
 
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