British Academy: The UK's National Academy for the Humanities and Social Sciences
Review of Government Official History Programme
The British Academy has responded to Sir Joseph Pilling's Review of the UK Government's Official History Programme by making a series of recommendations on its future direction. Our key recommendations are: that, given its importance to public life, the Programme should continue in some form; that departmental responsibility for the Programme should remain with the Cabinet Office; and that, while oversight arrangements should continue to be light touch, there should be significantly greater involvement with active and distinguished academics in the governance of the Programme.
The full text of the response is available to download free of charge.
NOTES TO EDITORS
Published:
17 March 2009
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