One of the aims of the National Archives
of Scotland (NAS) is to lead the development of archival practice
in Scotland. These pages are designed to provide help and information
to anyone with responsibility for records in Scotland or with
an interest in record keeping. The pages have been divided into
five main areas as listed below:
Conservation
Information relating to the preservation
and conservation of archives including work which has already
been undertaken by the NAS Conservation Services Branch and
conservation grants.
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Guidance for depositors
Guidance and forms required by those involved in depositing records in the
NAS from government departments, non-departmental public bodies, courts,
legal bodies and the Church of Scotland. Also includes information on the transmission of court and legal records and the retransmission of records to depositors.
Guidance for private record owners
Guidance for owners on the care and management of privately held records.
Legislation
Information on the legislation
under which archives operate, such as the Freedom of Information (Scotland)
Act, the Data Protection Act, the Environmental Information (Scotland)
Regulations and the Public Records Act.
Records management
Guidance on managing
records in all formats. Please see also our Electronic Records Guidance section.
Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011
The Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011 places an obligation on named public authorities to prepare and implement a records management plan (RMP) which sets out proper arrangements for the management of their records. RMPs will be agreed with the Keeper of the Records of Scotland and regularly reviewed by authorities. Where authorities fail to meet their obligations under the Act the Keeper has powers to undertake records management reviews and issue action notices for improvement.
Records policies
Records Policies
of the NAS on areas such as the selection of government records and
data protection.
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