Apart from the terrific work of Judith Ellis and her team in devising the Compliance Handbook to ISO 15489 (see infostore.saiglobal.com/store/PreviewDoc.aspx?saleItemID=1612265) 

we’ve been working on Quality Frameworks for the Scottish Archives Council, called Taking a Closer Look at Archives and Records Management Services (ARMS).  Its currently being road tested in Scotland.  It provides a framework for assessing the outcomes of a unified archives and records framework.  Interested in any comments, of course.

http://www.scoarch.org.uk/notice-board/171

The records management implications of the recent ‘Utegate’ affair keep coming up in conversation.

Instead of locating materials in TRIM, ‘ANAO investigators found themselves digging through filing cabinets and searching files and folders on individual Treasury officer’s local computers…’

Here is a link to the report as documented at idm.net.au