UK TNA reports
The Annual Report and Resource Accounts 2008-2009 of the UK The National Archives (TNA) was published on the 16 June 2009. The announcement states:
“This publication demonstrates what we have achieved during 2008-2009 and expresses our vision for the future. It also includes detailed financial information for the whole organisation, showing how we use and invest the funding allocated to us.
In a very busy and successful year, we realised a number of key projects and launched a range of new initiatives. The report highlights our key achievements in 2008-2009 - these include:
- publishing the 1911 Census online, in partnership with findmypast.com
- releasing over 5,000 government records from 1978 to the public
- making more of our most popular records available online through licensed partnerships
- creating and enhancing a range of highly-praised educational resources online - including our Cabinet Papers, 1915-1978 web service, which makes these key primary source materials more accessible than ever before
- establishing a Public Sector Information Unlocking Service to help individuals, community groups and businesses re-use official information more effectively
- launching a programme to effectively capture and archive UK government websites
- developing and launching a proposed new government policy on archives for the 21st century in partnership with the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council and CyMAL (Museums, Archives and Libraries Wales)
- welcoming the team responsible for the Statute Law Database to The National Archives - a move that consolidates all of government's resources in publishing legislation within our organisation.”
The UK Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) is a part of The National Archives.
The report Introduction states:
“We have continued to drive and encourage the wider re-use of public sector information. In Europe, the UK leads in promoting effective re-use. In July, we launched a new Public Sector Information Unlocking Service, designed to facilitate dialogue and empower individuals, community groups and businesses in re-using official information. Meanwhile, our Information Fair Trader Scheme has helped raise standards across the public sector, and this year membership of the scheme has grown to include even more organisations, including local authorities.”
Section 3 of the report provides a list of The National Archives achievements during the year 2008-2009 and states under the Government Stakeholder objective:
- "We published the Information Matters strategy for the Civil Service (November 2008), to help government bodies develop the right tools, framework and culture to manage information more effectively and meet the challenges of the digital era.
- We provided the secretariat to the government’s 30-Year Rule Review team. Following the report’s publication in January 2009, we have been working closely with colleagues across government to develop a response to the review team’s recommendations.
- We reviewed and refocused our Information Management Assessment (IMA) programme, reinforcing its effectiveness in helping government bodies to build their capability in information management. Key assessments included our first full IMA under the revised programme, undertaken at the Department for International Development, and a review of the Department of Health’s compliance with the Lord Chancellor’s Code of Practice on the Management of Records (outlined in Section 46 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000) on behalf of the Information Commissioner.
- We launched a programme to effectively capture and archive government websites, taking snapshots of central government sites on a regular basis. We also make sure that links on these sites remain active – even when the information they link to is no longer available on the live sites, but can be accessed in the UK Government Web Archive.
- We initiated and managed the ‘Civil Pages’ pilot project on behalf of the Cabinet Office – an online directory for the civil service, facilitating working together and providing a means of sharing knowledge securely between departments.
- The Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) received praise from the European Commission at a pan-European ePSIplus conference on the implementation of the European Directive on the Re-use of Public Sector Information.
- We launched our ‘Public Sector Information Unlocking Service’ at the OpenTech Conference in July 2008. This straightforward, user-friendly service helps people obtain access to the information they need in appropriate formats.
- We welcomed the Statute Law Database team to The National Archives – a move that brings all of government’s resources on publishing UK legislation together in one organisation."
The National Archives is a Public Sector Information Holder and is required in accordance with HM Treasury’s Fees and Charges Guide and recommendations relating to Public Sector Information Holders, to disclose performance results for its areas of activity. The Financial detail is shown on page 48 Section 5 Operating Income that shows a loss of £0.3 million during the year 2008-2009 compared with a net gain in the year 2007-2008 of £0.02 million. The UK report on the re-use of Public Sector Information 2009 on page 12 provides the financial detail for operating the PSI activity during the year 2008-2009.
Title: Annual Report and Resource Accounts 2008-2009
Ref: HC469
ISBN: 9780102959772
Pages: 74
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