The Association provides a forum representing archaeologists working for local authorities and national parks throughout the UK.Its members are senior professional archaeologists employed by local authorities to provide advice on archaeological conservation and management.

The range of interest of ALGAO members embraces all aspects of the historic environment including archaeology, built environment and historic landscapes. The Association, through the component national associations, and subject and (in Engand) regional committees, co-ordinates and presents members' views on a wide range of interests.

On 5 June 2006 ALGAO was reconstituted, through merger with ARIA, into a fully UK-wide organistation. This website is being revised to reflect the new structure and some pages are still under development.

These pages provide information on the structure and aims of the Association, its work and current issues, publications and an introduction to the work of its member historic environment services. The contacts page gives contact details for all the member local authority services, with links to their web pages as appropriate.

ALGAO Administrative Assistant admin@algao.org.uk