Committee Members reappointed to the Advisory Committee on National Records and Archives

 Dr Helen Forde

Helen Forde worked as an archivist in local government archives, private archives and finally at The National Archives where she was in charge of what is now Collections Care. She was both chairman and president of the professional archives organisation – the Archives and Records Association – and worked extensively overseas with the International Council on Archives.

Helen taught postgraduates on the archives course at University College London for many years and after retirement worked with the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, The Postal Museum and Banbury Museum. She is the author of numerous articles on archive preservation as well as historical subjects.

Jeannette Strickland

Jeannette Strickland is an independent archive and records consultant. A qualified archivist and records manager, she has worked in local government and for a major charity and for 20 years was Head of Art, Archives & Records Management for Unilever PLC. She took Unilever Archives & Records Management successfully through submissions for Designation of Unilever’s collections (Arts Council) and The National Archives’ Accreditation process; implemented a digital preservation programme; and was responsible for writing the company’s record retention policy and global retention schedule.

She has written several papers and chapters for academic texts, spoken at a number of conferences, organised the International Council on Archives’ Section for Business Archives conference in 2014 and taught on the postgraduate archive training programme at University College Dublin.

Active throughout her career in both the Archives & Records Association (ARA) and the Business Archives Council, her current professional activities include membership of ARA’s Archive Services’ Accreditation Committee, ARA’s Qualifications Accreditation Panel and acting as a Mentor to several candidates on the ARA Registration Scheme. She is also studying for a PhD in History at the University of Liverpool.

These roles are remunerated at £386 a day for up to 24 days a year. This reappointment has been made in accordance with the Cabinet Office’s Governance Code on Public Appointments. The process is regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments. The Government’s Governance Code requires that any significant political activity undertaken by an appointee in the last five years is declared. This is defined as including holding office, public speaking, making a recordable donation or candidature for election. Ben has made no such declarations.