Listening to the Past, Speaking to the Future

AcknowledgementsCllr David HarmerRepresenting the Local Government AssociationNicholas KingsleyCounty Archivist, Gloucestershire Record Office,Chairman, National Council on Archives, and Boardmember, MLA (from January 2004)Dr Chris KitchingSecretary, Historical Manuscripts Commission,The National ArchivesBryony LodgeHead of Museums and Cultural Property Division,Department for Culture, Media and Sport(Task Force member until December 2003)Alan SutherlandHead of MLA and Regional Museums Team, Departmentfor Culture, Media and Sport (Task Force member fromOctober 2003)Sarah Tyacke CBKeeper of Public Records and Chief Executive,The National Archives and Historical ManuscriptsCommissionerArchives Task Force secretariatand support teamShirley DayPolicy Adviser, Archives team, MLA81George MackenzieKeeper of the Archives of Scotland,National Archives of ScotlandJustin Cavernelis-FrostSenior Policy Adviser & Archives Task Force ProjectManager, Archives team, MLADame Stella RimingtonFormer Head of Security Services, non-executive DirectorMarks and Spencer, and BG Group plcProfessor Hywel RobertsFormer Head of the Department of Information andLibrary Studies, University of Wales, AberystwythDr Gerry SlaterChief Executive and Deputy Keeper of the Records, PublicRecord Office of Northern IrelandAnna SouthallFormer Chief Executive, Resource(Task Force member until April 2003)Alex StewartFormer Director, Museums, Archives and Libraries Group,Department for Culture, Media and Sport, (Task Forcemember until February 2003)Emma HalsallPolicy Adviser, Archives team, MLABatool KhanArchives Task Force Co-ordinator, Archives team, MLAEmily MealeyPlacement student, Archives team, MLA(until September 2003)Jo O’DriscollHead of Communications, MLAThe team are particularly grateful to Andrea Cordani,Yvette Burrows, Sue Howley, Dale Langan, Simon Matty,Jane Sarluis, Sue Wilkinson and Emma Wright of MLA,Katie Norgrove of the National Council on Archives, andDavid Hay of BT for their support throughout the project.