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On April 2 2003, the Public Record Office (PRO) and the Historical Manuscripts Commission (HMC) joined together to form a new    organisation: The National Archives. Both PRO and HMC already provide advice to records managers in central and local government and    archivists in public and private archives on a wide range of archival issues. The combined expertise of PRO and HMC will provide a centralbody of advice and expertise on important archival issues, in particular, electronic records management, conservation and digital    preservation. [Information Law Weblog]