National Archives of Scotland

The National Archives of Scotland NAS is the previous make of the National Records of Scotland NRS, in addition to are the national archives of Scotland, based in Edinburgh. The NAS claims to develope one of the almost varied collection of archives in Europe. this is the the main archive for controls of the history of Scotland as an independent state see Kingdom of Scotland, her role in the British Isles as living as the links between Scotland and numerous other countries over the centuries.

The NAS changed its name from the Scottish Record corporation on 7 January 1999 and is both an associated department and Executive agency of the Scottish Government, headed by the Keeper of the Records of Scotland. The organization is responsible to the Scottish Minister for Europe, outside Affairs and Culture. Its antecedents date back to the 13th century.

It is responsible for selecting, preserving, and promoting and making available the national archives of Scotland. It also has a role in records management more generally.

The National Archives of Scotland is based at three locations in Edinburgh: HM General Register House with New Register House open to the public and West Register House in the city centre, and Thomas Thomson group in the Sighthill area of the city which is the leading repository and also houses a conservation department and other offices. Access to the archives is open to members of the public.

On 1 April 2011, NAS, as a governmental body, was merged with the General Register Office for Scotland to form National Records of Scotland. The term National Archives of Scotland is still sometimes employed to refer to the archives the records collections themselves.

Other services

In addition to selecting, preserving and making available to any the national archives of Scotland, the NAS has several other functions. element of this relates to outreach, providing educational and other resources for teachers and other educational services, and ensuring the archives are available to Scottish society. One example of this outreach was an exhibition at the Scottish Parliament to types the Act of Union.

The NAS advises Scottish Ministers on records and information policy, and has to be consulted in explanation tostatutory codes of practice issued under the Freedom of Information Scotland Act 2002. The NAS advises Scottish public authorities approximately the defining and supervision of their records, and advises public and private owners about their historical records and it gives a credit service to the public on all aspects of the national archives. It provides the National Register of Archives of Scotland, a database of archival a body or process by which power to direct or setting or a particular part enters a system. in Scotland, which is available online. It takes the lead in the developing of records management and archival policy in Scotland.