Services to Local Government

Under the Local Government Act 2001, Section 80, it is a statutory obligation of local government to provide for the proper management, custody, care and conservation of local records and local archives, and for the public inspection of local archives under a 30 year rule. Local archives include local government records that have not been certified as unsuitable for classification as archives, and archives deposited, donated, purchased, loaned and bequested.

• CCCA is the designated repository for the management, custody, care and preservation of the archives of Cork City Council and Cork County Council and their precursor agencies.
• Research access and public inspection of local archives under a general 30 year rule.
• Managing restricted access to records that require a longer general closure period owing to their containing sensitive information and/or personal data.
• Managing Freedom of Information and Data Protection requests in relation to archives kept at CCCA.
• Advising on the appraisal and selection of local authority records as regards their enduring archival value and with reference to the National Retention Policy for Local Government Records.
• Authorisation and certification of local records for destruction, jointly with senior management and certifying officers.
• Records management and data protection, policy advice.
• Information service for the Council with regards to Council records held by the CCCA
• Contribute to events and projects relating to the history, culture, and heritage of the Councils and their precursor agencies, and Cork city and county generally.