Sir Tom Devine accuses NRS of managerial ineptitude

There has been a fairly outspoken attack against our national archive by prominent historian Sir Tom Devine, who has accused the National Records of Scotland (www.nrscotland.gov.uk) of "managerial ineptitude" over its access restrictions for months, and expressed concerns about documents going mouldy. For the full story visit www.thetimes.co.uk/article/staff-at-national-records-of-scotland-fear-trouble-with-mould-s8pswf66v?fbclid=IwAR16NSUFP9cJSkUJRlP9Ox3uMJWG0dU9ALLwm7v-aDEhXY2fMMbEE_ijdgc

Recently I also blogged the news of the Information Commissioner's less than impressed opinion of the NRS's restrictions during the pandemic - see https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-nrs-was-wrong-to-deny-access-to.html

The rest of the UK's national archives, PRONI in Belfast and TNA near London, have had a fairly honourable pandemic, with exceptional service provision in challenging times. Scotland deserves better.

Chris

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