The regional Archive Forum in collaboration with MLA West Midlands has developed a new archive strategy that follows on from the region’s previous archive strategy Future Directions published in 2001. This is intended to build upon the recommendations of the national Archives Task Force report Listening to the Past, Speaking to the Future; to lay down a clear path for the development of archive provision within the region; to help set future policy for MLA West Midlands and archive services and to outline priorities for individual and collaborative action.