National Records of Scotland

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National Records of Scotland
File:National Records of Scotland logo.png
Non-ministerial government department overview
Formed 1 April 2011 (2011-04-01)
Preceding agencies
Jurisdiction Scotland
Headquarters HM General Register House, 2 Princes Street, Edinburgh EH1 3YY
Employees 430
Minister responsible
Non-ministerial government department executive
  • Tim Ellis, Keeper of the Records / Registrar General
Website www.nrscotland.gov.uk

National Records of Scotland is a non-ministerial department of the Scottish Government. It is responsible for civil registration, the census in Scotland, demography and statistics, family history and the national archives and historical records.[1]

National Records of Scotland was formed from the merger of the General Register Office for Scotland and the National Archives of Scotland in 2011, and combines all the functions of the two former organisations.[2]

The offices of Registrar General for Scotland and Keeper of the Records of Scotland both continue are combined in the person of Tim Ellis, Chief Executive of National Records of Scotland. [3]

Location

National Records of Scotland is based in HM General Register House on Princes Street in the New Town in Edinburgh. The building was designed by Robert Adam for the Register House Trustees, and was opened to the public in 1788.

History

For earlier history, see General Register Office for Scotland and National Archives of Scotland.

The National Records of Scotland was created on 1 April 2011 by the merger of the General Register Office for Scotland and National Archives of Scotland and is a non-ministerial government department of the Scottish Government.

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