The Scribe project was a joint initiative in the 1980s by NALC (National Association of Local Councils), LAMSAC (which became the Local Government Management Board, and subsequently the Improvement and Development Agency IDeA), and Andrew Pickering, who at the time was a Clerk of a local council as well as working in IT in Local Government. Although products from a few other companies have been introduced onto the market since that time, Scribe 2000 is the current software product range provided by Andrew Pickering and his associates.

Andrew Pickering co-ordinates sales and licences for Scribe 2000. He was employed as a Manager in Local Government for many years, with responsibility for development and support on a range of PC and Unix based computer systems, primarily related to Planning and Geographic Information Systems. He was a part-time Clerk of a Local Council for 12 years.

Development and Support for Scribe 2000 is provided by Brian Johnson. Qualified in engineering, Brian was formerly a Manager and Director in the production world for many years, including being a driving force in the implementation of IT systems. He has worked as a Consultant for individual Councils and has taken over the ongoing development of Scribe 2000 software and customer support.