Publication Scheme

Please contact our Enquiries Service to request the following documents in other accessible formats.

Who we are and what we do

•  Roles and responsibilities
  • The National Library of Wales' governance
  • The National Library of Wales' corporate structure
• Information relating to legislation that is relevant to our functions
  • The Royal Charter
  • The Legal Deposit Libraries Act 2003
  • General Data Protection Regulation 2018
  • Freedom of Information Act 2000
  • Welsh Language Standards
  • Strategic Equality Plan
• Information relating to organisations with which the National Library of Wales works in partnership
  • The National Library of Wales' legal status
  • The National Library of Wales' relationship with the Welsh Government is delineated in the current remit letter
  • References to the organisations with which the National Library of Wales works in partnership can be found in the current strategy document
• The Board of Trustees and Senior staff
  • Members of the Board of Trustees
  • Members of the Executive Team
  • Senior staff within the Directorate of Collections and Public Programmes
  • Senior staff within the Directorate of Corporate Resources
• Location and contact details
  General contact details for the National Library of Wales are found on every page on our website.  Further information can be found at:
  • Information about visiting the National Library of Wales
  • Directions to the National Library of Wales

What we spend and how we spend it

• Financial statements, budgets and variance reports
  • The National Library of Wales' current budget allocation can be found in its remit letter
  • Details of the National Library of Wales' resources can be found in the current strategy document
  • The National Library of Wales' running costs are summarised in Appendix 1 of the current operational plan
• Capital programme
  • Details of the National Library of Wales' capital programme can be found in Appendix 1 of the current operational plan
• Procurement procedures
  • The Standard Conditions of Contract for the Purchase of Goods and/or Services

What our priorities are and how we are doing

• Strategic plan
  • The National Library of Wales' Strategic Plan
• Business plan
  • The National Library of Wales' operational plan for 2017-2021
• Funding Letter
  • Current funding letter
• Internal and external performance reviews
  • A summary of statistics for the previous year's key and service performance indicators can be found in the Annual Accounts.

How we make decisions

• Major policy proposals and decisions
  • Major policy proposals and decisions are recorded in the minutes of the National Library of Wales' Board
• Strategic plan
  • The National Library of Wales' Strategic Plan
• Minutes of high-level meetings
  • Minutes of NLW Board meetings

Our policies and procedures

• Current policies and strategies
• Job vacancies

Lists and Registers

• The National Library of Wales catalogue
• NLW resources and digital items
• External e-resources

The services we offer

• Enquiries
• Education Service website
• Material reproduction
• Publication rights
• Filming in the National Library of Wales
• Footage
• Maps for business
• Item loan
• Services for which the National Library of Wales is entitled to recover a fee, together with those fees
  • Conference facilities
  • Material reproduction
  • Footage
  • Maps for business
  • Weddings
• Leaflets, booklets and newsletters
  • The National Library of Wales Journal
  • The Welsh Political Archive (WPA) Newsletter
• Advice and guidance
  • Enquiries service
  • Reader guidance
  • Accessibility
• Media releases
  • News