Key roles[edit]
A manuscript and seals being examined at the archives
TNA claims it is "at the heart of information policy—setting standards and supporting innovation in information and records management across the UK, and providing a practical framework of best practice for opening up and encouraging the re-use of public sector information.[8] This work helps inform today's decisions and ensure that they become tomorrow's permanent record." It has a number of key roles in information policy:
Policy — advising government on information practice and policy, on issues from record creation through to its reuse
Selection — selecting which documents to store
Preservation — ensuring the documents remain in as good a condition as possible
Access — providing the public with the opportunity to view the documents
Advice — advising the public and other archives and archivists around the world on how to care for documents
Intellectual property management — TNA (via OPSI and HMSO) manages crown copyright for the UK
Regulation — ensuring that other public sector organisations adhere to both the public records act and the PSI reuse regulations.