Accreditation Scheme

Business archives are welcome to apply for accreditation under the Archive Service Accreditation scheme. The scheme is managed by the UK Archive Service Accreditation Committee and is open to any archive who meets the eligibility criteria. Find out more about Archive Service Accreditation

The scheme is supported by UK Partnership of Archives and Records Association, Archives and Records Council Wales, CyMAL, National Records of Scotland, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Scottish Council on Archives and The National Archives.

The National Archives have produced some workshop notes for specialist/institutional repositories. The principles covered can be applied to the business sector.

A growing number of businesses are representated. The National Archives has a list of accredited archives.