This document discusses challenges and best practices for archiving qualitative data from policy research and evaluations. It describes the Irish Qualitative Data Archive, which archives several major datasets. The RACcER project explored issues around archiving community-based evaluation data. Interviews with researchers found a lack of archiving policies, challenges anonymizing small communities, concerns about consent and data access, and risks to reputation. However, benefits include exploring new research questions and increasing knowledge. The document outlines a process for archiving data from the Tallaght West CDI involving consultation, consent, anonymization, and restricting access depending on sensitivity level.