| Description | The panel was set up to provide a channel of communication between District Councils and the County on issues relating to the Public Records and the archives service. It replaced the pre-1974 Records Committee and was explicitly modelled on the advisory panels already established by Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and Huntingdonshire, in the sense that it deliberately co-opted other stakeholders and was therefore not limited just to Councillors; but unlike the earlier Records Committee the panel had no authority to make decisions affecting the service. Over time it evolved partially into an advocacy body, actively encouraging archive preservation and use across the entire county.
For the period 1974-1981 the panel submitted its reports, recommendations and advice to the Leisure and Amenities Committee (see CC7/M8/1). During 1981-1985 it advised the Administration and Resources sub-committee (see CC7/M2/13). During 1985-1989 it advised the Resources sub-committee (see CC7/M2/14). During 1989-1994 it advised the Policy committee (see CC7/M2/12). During 1994-1997 it advised the Environmental and Heritage Services Committee (see CC7/M3/8). During 1997-2001 it advised the Education Libraries and Heritage Committee (see CC7/M5/14).
The Advisory Panel on Archives was renamed the Archives County Advisory Group in 1997. In 2007 it was relaunched as the County Advisory Group on Archives and Local Studies (see CC7/M8/10). |