Members of the Archives Task Force

The Archives Task Force, which has a UK wide-remit, includes the following persons who accepted invitations from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport to join this major project:

• Mark Wood, (Chair), Chair of MLA Board and Chair of ITN (Task Force chair from January 2003)
• Lord Matthew Evans (Task Force chair until December 2002)
• Victor Gray, (Vice-chair), MLA Board Member (until January 2003)and Director, Rothschild Archives
• Chris Batt, Chief Executive, MLA (Task Force member from July 2003)
• Professor David Cannadine, Director, Institute of Historical Research
• Dr Stuart Davies, Director of Strategy and Planning, MLA
• Liz Forgan, Chair, Heritage Lottery Fund
• Dr Rita Gardner, Director, Royal Geographical Society
• Councillor David Harmer, Waverly Borough Council (representing the Local Government Association)
• Nicholas Kingsley, County Archivist, Gloucestershire Record Office and Chairman, National Council on Archives
• Dr Chris Kitching, Secretary, Historical Manuscripts Commission
• Bryony Lodge, Head of Museums & Cultural Property Division, Department for Culture, Media & Sport (Task Force member until December 2003)
• George Mackenzie, Keeper of the Records of Scotland, National Archives of Scotland
• Dame Stella Rimington, Former Director General Security Services, non-executive Director Marks and Spencer, and non-executive Director BG Group plc
• Professor Hywel Roberts, Former Head of the Department of Information and Library Studies, University of Wales, Aberystwyth
• Dr Gerry Slater, Chief Executive and Deputy Keeper of the Records, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
• Anna Southall, Former Chief Executive, MLA (Task Force member until April 2003)
• Alex Stewart, Director, Arts and Culture Group, Department for Culture, Media & Sport (Task Force member until February 2003)
• Alan Sutherland, Head of MLA & Regional Museums Team, Department for Culture, Media & Sport (Task Force member from October 2003)
• Sarah Tyacke CB, Keeper of Public Records and Chief Executive, The National Archives