Inter-Departmental Archives Committee (IDAC)
Summaries of the January and May meetings of IDAC are now available to read
on The National Archives' website at
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/policy/idac/meetings
These brief summaries are published so that colleagues can be kept aware of
the issues that are discussed by IDAC at meetings. IDAC met most recently on
2 July and a summary of this meeting will also be published here in due
course.
The United Kingdom Inter-Departmental Archives Committee (IDAC) was set up
in February 1996 as an essential co-ordinating mechanism within government
for the handling of archive policy issues.
IDAC comprises the representatives from the following government bodies:
* The National Archives: the Chief Executive (Keeper of Public
Records) chairs IDAC on behalf of the Secretary of State for Constitutional
Affairs and Lord Chancellor
* The National Archives of Scotland (NAS)
* The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI)
* The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM)
* The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)
* The Scottish Executive
* The National Assembly for Wales
* Cymal: Museums Archives and Libraries Wales
In addition, the following bodies outside government have been invited to
serve as expert advisers:
* The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA)
* The National Council on Archives (NCA)
* The British Library
Catherine Redfern (Minutes Secretary)
Catherine Redfern
Archive Inspection Officer
The National Archives
Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU
Tel: 020 8392 5330 x.2354
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/services
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