Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1996-2020 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
1 small box; 0.009 cubic metres and 99 digital files.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Sir Evan Paul Silk was born in 1952 and attended Christ College, Brecon; Brasenose College, Oxford; Princeton University and the Open University. (BA 2021)
He was a Clerk in the House of Commons from 1975-1977 and 1979-2001. From 2001 to 2007, he was Clerk to the National Assembly for Wales before returning to the House of Commons as Director of Strategic Projects from 2007 to 2011. He then chaired the Commission on Devolution in Wales from 2011 to 2014. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Bath in January 2015 for services to the Parliaments of, and devolution within, the UK. He has worked as Presidential Adviser in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and has written and lectured extensively on Parliament and the constitution. He is an honorary Professor at the Wales Governance Centre at Cardiff University, an honorary Fellow of Aberystwyth University and a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales. He is a former President of the Study of Parliament Group.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Sir Paul Silk, Crickhowell, July 2022.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers relating to the donor's work as Clerk of the National Assembly and Chair of the Commission on Devolution in Wales.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
All material has been retained.
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged into 3 series; Pre-devolution papers; Clerk to the National Assembly for Wales; Commission on Devolution in Wales.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to abide by the conditions set out in information provided when applying for their Readers' Tickets, whereby the reader shall become responsible for compliance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation 2018 in relation to any processing by them of personal data obtained from modern records held at the Library. = Disgwylir i ddarllenwyr sydd am ddefnyddio papurau modern yn Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru gydymffurfio รข Deddf Gwarchod Data 2018 a Rheoliadau Diogelu Data Cyffredinol 2018 yng nghyd-destun unrhyw brosesu ganddynt o ddata personol a gasglwyd o gofnodion modern sydd ar gadw yn y Llyfrgell. Nodir y manylion yn yr wybodaeth a roddir wrth wneud cais am Docyn Darllen.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright restrictions apply.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
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Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Note
Preferred citation: Sir Paul Silk Papers
Note
Compiled by Rob. Phillips, August 2022. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description; material in the Sir Paul Silk Papers, Who's Who website August 2022.
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Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Commission on Devolution in Wales (Subject)