Newly accredited archive services announced

22 Mar 2021 03:24 PM

Following a recent panel, the UK Archive Service Accreditation Committee is pleased to announce that the following archive services were awarded Archive Service Accreditation for the first time.

• Bath Record Office: Archives and Local Studies
• De Montfort University Special Collections
• Parliamentary Archives
• The British Museum Archive

At the same panel, the following archive services were awarded Archive Service Accreditation for the second time. All accredited archive services must re-apply for accreditation six years after their initial award in order to retain their accredited status.

• Gloucestershire Archives
• Jersey Archive
• Network Rail Corporate Archive

Accredited archive services demonstrate that they meet the UK standard around collections management and access to collections, showing resilience and the ability to manage changing circumstances successfully.

View the full list of accredited archive services.

Find out more about Archive Service Accreditation and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Archive Service Accreditation is supported by a partnership of the Archives and Records Association (UK), Archives and Records Council Wales, National Records of Scotland, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Scottish Council on Archives, The National Archives, and the Welsh Government through its Museums, Archives and Libraries Wales division.