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Public Records appointment
25/09/2003
Sheriff David B Smith was reappointed today for a
second term as a member of the Scottish Records
Advisory Council.
The reappointment has been made in accordance with
the Commissioner for Public Appointments' Code of Practice
on Ministerial Appointments to Public Bodies, and arose due
to Sheriff Smith's first term coming to an end onSeptember 30 2003. The reappointment will run for five years
from
October 1 2003untilSeptember 30 2008.
Announcing the reappointment, the Minister for
Finance and Public Services Andy Kerr said:
"I am pleased to announce that Sheriff Smith is
continuing in his role as a member of the Scottish Records
Advisory Council. The Council offers valuable
advice to Ministers on matters relating to the keeping of
public records in
Scotlandand on issues of importance to the archive
community.
"Sheriff Smith has provided a significant
contribution to the Council during his first term and also
acted as vice-chair. I am delighted he has accepted
my invitation to serve for a second term."
The Scottish Records Advisory Council is a statutory
body establishedunder the Public Records (Scotland) Act 1937 with a particular remit to consider
questions and issues relating to the public records
ofScotland. Under the terms of the Act, the members are
'persons, or representatives of public bodies or societies,
interested in the public records ofScotland'. Since its inception, the Council has been
at the forefront of all the important issues affecting
national records.
The Council normally meets twice a year to discuss
issues of currentrelevance to Scottish archives and to review
record-keeping practice inScotland. Members will at other times be circulated
with papers for comment and the Council also provides
advice to the Keeper of the Records of Scotland.
Council members are not remunerated for their
service, but are entitledto claim travel expenses and a daily allowance when
attending Council meetings. This is administered by
the National Archives of Scotland.
Sheriff Smith, who is now retired, was a former
Office-bearer of theSheriffs Association. He has a particular
interest in legal records and has no declared political
activity within the last five years.
The Scottish Records Advisory Council is the
only public body to which he has been appointed by Scottish
Ministers.