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Other archival legislation

There is no official archival legislation that requires the provision of archive services at local and regional levels for records that have been created by an administrative body or for other records which it has in its custody.

There are a number of Acts and Statutory Instruments that go some way towards safeguarding historical records, but in many cases the wording is open to interpretation. This section outlines the main Acts, Statutory Instruments and Measures of the Church of England that have an impact on the care and custody of records.