Management Board summary
23 October 2015
Items to note
Management Board was being asked to note a number of reports:
August Finance report
The Chief Operating Officer took the Board through the report.
In addition the Head of Finance gave a verbal update on the financial position at the end of
September.
The Board discussed.
The Chief Operating Officer noted that plans would necessarily be tailored to the outcome of the
Spending Review 2015.
Tech Reboot update
The Chief Transformation Officer gave an update on current progress, challenges and opportunities
of the Tech Reboot Programme.
The Commercial and Digital director explained that the balance was being struck between making
progress while awaiting the conclusions of the Digital Strategy work.
Management Board noted the reports.
Future agenda planning
Management Board was asked to comment on and suggest potential Board agenda items featured in
the future agenda ‘skeleton’.
After review of the future agenda ‘skeleton’ and discussion the following was suggested.
Board members requested items on the Tech Reboot, Shakespeare plans, Research Strategy and
the Digital Strategy work conclusions.
Advancing our Ambitions: First Steps to a new Structure and Strategy for Research and
Collections
Management Board was asked to note, discuss and approve the new structure and strategy.
The Interim Director of Research and Collections presented to the Board on the new structure and
strategy.
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A Non-executive director advised of the importance of having the correct resource in place to prepare
bids for external funding.
The Chief Executive and Keeper noted the potential appetite for research being undertaken into
digital records sensitivity.
The Board noted progress made and future plans.
Public Engagement at The National Archives
Management Board were asked to note the advances we have already made towards achieving our
ambition to transform public engagement at The National Archives. The team wished to discuss and
share the learning from our experiences to date, and the plans we are progressing to build and
sustain quality public programmes, including the infrastructure to support and grow them.
The team presented to the Board.
A Non-executive director noted that there was a clear case of demand outstripping supply,
particularly in education, and stated that thought needed to be put into how things could be scaled up.
Management Board noted achievements already made and supported future plans.
Any Other Business
The Chief Executive and Keeper noted that this would have been Professor Lisa Jardine’s final Board
and the Management Board recognised the huge contribution she had made during her time as a
Non-executive director.
The Board thanked Mary Gledhil for all her hard work over her years at The National Archives and
wished her every success in the future.
There being no further business, the meeting was closed.
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