Archives and Records Management Act (SL0002)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: Sierra Leone Action Plan for 2014-2016
Action Plan Cycle: 2014
Status: Inactive
Institutions
Lead Institution: Public Sector Reform Unit
Support Institution(s): Ministry of Education, Open Government Initiative
Policy Areas
Access to Information, E-Government, Legislation & Regulation, Legislative, Public Participation, Records Management, Right to InformationIRM Review
IRM Report: Sierra Leone End-of-Term Report 2014-2016, Sierra Leone IRM Progress Report 2014-2015
Starred: No
Early Results: Did Not Change
Design i
Verifiable: Yes
Relevant to OGP Values: Access to Information , Technology
Implementation i
Description
The Archives and Records Management Bill has been drafted and several small scale consultations have already been had in collaboration with the Strategy and Policy Unit in the Office of the President. However, it has yet to be tabled by Cabinet or Parliament. Passing of the Archives and Records Management Bill will support the implementation of the Right to Access Information Act as it will serve as a key tool to informing database management and archiving of key Government documents that will be stored in formats that are accessible to the public vis-à-vis print and electronic mediums. Actions Required/Milestones for Completion:
a) Public consultations on the Archives and Records Management Bill undertaken.
b) Draft tabled in Cabinet by the Ministry of Information and Communication in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.
c) Capacity and needs assessment in records management completed.
d) Bill submitted to Parliament by Ministry of Information and Communication.
e) Archives and Records Management Bill passed by Parliament.
f) Establish of an e-governance infrastructure
Commitments
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Expanding Community-Based Justice Services
SL0022, 2019, Access to Justice
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Improving Access to Secondary School
SL0023, 2019, Education
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Tax System Transparency
SL0024, 2019, Fiscal Openness
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Beneficial Ownership Registry
SL0025, 2019, Anti-Corruption
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Improve Implementation of Right to Access to Information
SL0026, 2019, Access to Information
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Advancing Gender Equality
SL0027, 2019, Access to Justice
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Open Parliament
SL0028, 2019, Capacity Building
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Records and Archives Management
SL0029, 2019, Access to Information
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Gender
SL0012, 2016, Capacity Building
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Foreign Aid Transparency
SL0013, 2016, Access to Information
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Waste Management
SL0014, 2016, Capacity Building
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Fiscal Transparency and Open Budget
SL0015, 2016, Access to Information
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Audit Report
SL0016, 2016, Anti-Corruption
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Climate Change
SL0017, 2016, Access to Information
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Elections
SL0018, 2016, Access to Information
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Record Archive Management
SL0019, 2016, Access to Information
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Access to Justice
SL0020, 2016, Access to Justice
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Open Public Procurement Contracting
SL0021, 2016, Anti-Corruption
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Publish and Revise 70% of Mining and Agricultural Lease Agreements and Contracts
SL0009, 2014, Access to Information
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Right to Access Information Law
SL0010, 2014, Access to Information
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Open Data Portal for Transparency in Fiscal and Extractive Transactions
SL0011, 2014, Access to Information
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Public Integrity Pact with 5 Ministries, Departments, and Agencies
SL0001, 2014, Anti-Corruption
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Archives and Records Management Act
SL0002, 2014, Access to Information
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Scale up Performance Management and Service Delivery Directorate
SL0003, 2014, Public Participation
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Compliance with Audit Measures
SL0004, 2014, Anti-Corruption
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Single Treasure Account
SL0005, 2014, Anti-Corruption
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Extractive Industry Revenue Act
SL0006, 2014, Anti-Corruption
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Scaling up Extractive Industry Transparency Initiatives
SL0007, 2014, Anti-Corruption
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Local Content Policy (LCP) Linkages with MDAs
SL0008, 2014, Capacity Building
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