Policies and plans

Public task statement

This sets out the functions carried out by Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Archive Service and what information is available for re-use under the Re-Use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2005.

Our plans for the future

For further information, please print out this document.

• Archives and Heritage Service vision 2015-2025 (revised 2018) (675 KB)

Policies relating to the acquisition and management of collections

These policies are available as a web page or to print out:

• Collections development policy and strategy
    
• Appraisal and disposal policy
    
• Preservation and conservation policy 
    
• Digital preservation policy

Cataloguing standards

We also have a policy on cataloguing standards. Please contact us to request a copy.

Policies relating to the provision of services to the public

These policies are available to print out:

• Access policy||
   
• Customer care policy
   
• Digital engagement strategy (112 KB)
   
• In safe keeping This document explains how our preservation and conservation policy affects the public use of archives.
   
• Use of archives by the media policy||

Consultation

We also have a strategy relating to consultation. Please contact us to request a copy.

Policies relating to the management of the Archive Service

This policy is available as a web page: 

• Volunteer policy

Fundraising

We also have a policy relating to Fundraising. Please contact us to request a copy.