This message is intended for archivists working in local government; my
apologies to others for this irrelevant message.
Gloucestershire County Council is about to embark on a political
restructuring to a Leader & Cabinet model, in line with the Modernizing
Local Government agenda. It seems very probable that this will be followed
by a restructuring of the officer structure to bring this into line with the
portfolios of the cabinet members. I am aware that many other local
authorities are further ahead with this process than we are, and I should be
very interested to hear from colleagues elsewhere who have either been
through it, or are far enough down the road to predict their future
structure with some confidence.
What portfolio does the cabinet member with responsibility for archives
hold?
Has your authority sought to reflect its portfolios in the service
structure?
Has the line management and/or member access of the head of service been
affected by the process?
What tier of the new management structure does the archivist occupy? Is
this different from before?
Can you describe (or send a chart showing) the position the archives service
now occupies in the structure?
Please reply to me off list. If the replies are numerous or interesting, I
will summarise them for the list.
Nick Kingsley
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