05/11/2008: NCA Launches Parliamentary Briefing Notes
On Wednesday 5 November, at a Meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Archives, the National Council on Archives launched the new series of Parliamentary Briefings. Please see below the text of the introductory letter which went out with the new Briefings. The Briefings can be found on the NCA's website: http://www.ncaonline.org.uk/advocacy/parliamentary_briefings/
One hundred not out – Parliamentarians mark a century of the state pension
If current generations think concerns about pension provision is a modern headache they need to look back in history, and perhaps find some guidance in the process. This was the clear message from the autumn meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APG) on Archives. On the auspicious date of 5 November, the APG met at the Palace of Westminster to mark the centenary of the 1908 Pensions Act and the start of the 2008 Archives Awareness Campaign run, by the National Council on Archives (NCA). For full report read here.
Advocacy for the archives sector takes centre stage in the 2008/9 Business Plan
The NCA’s 2008/9 Business Plan was presented, having been agreed by the NCA funders. Advocacy is the dominant theme, reflecting the importance of NCA’s role in this area and the investment provided by the funders in areas such as the Head of Public Affairs and the NCA Conference. The Business Plan also clearly aligns the roles of the Public Sector Quality Group (PSQG) and the Community Archives Development Group (CADG) with the NCA to ensure a co-ordinated work programme across the NCA family. In 2009 NCA will be developing a new three year strategic plan which will enable key functions such as advocacy to be planned with a long-term perspective.
The Treasurer reported that NCA finances are on target but that funding from MLA for 2009/10 has yet to be clarified due to MLA’s restructuring. However, it will be settled in time for the new strategic plan in 2009.
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