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<p>Like many archives within the sector, The National Archives has adapted its services
in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and for the remainder of 2020, anticipate limited
on-site access to their physical collections. Therefore, The National Archives remains
committed to expanding remote access to its collections, with a focus on making content
discoverable and, where possible, available online.</p><p>In response to its temporary
closure in the spring, The National Archives provided free online access to a wide
range of digital and digitised records through its Digital Downloads Service, for
which demand has increased more than 2,000%. While The National Archives reopened
to the public on 21 July 2020, it has continued to provide this free online access
alongside its present onsite service offer.</p><p>Since 2003 The National Archives
has captured, preserved, and made freely accessible the UK Government Web Archive,
which includes billions of webpages, videos, tweets and images from government dating
from 1996 to the present day. Throughout the pandemic, the UK Government Web Archive
has been critical in capturing the comprehensive record of fast paced coronavirus
information published by the UK Government, through high-intensity web archiving.</p><p>Finally,
as the Queen's Printer and the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office (HMSO),
The National Archives aids legal certainty through legislation.gov.uk, with the registration
and publication of legislation which is freely accessible to anyone regardless of
locality.</p><p> </p>
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