Public Record Office (Fees) Regulations 2001

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2001/704
Year2001

2001 No. 704

PUBLIC RECORDS

The Public Record Office (Fees) Regulations 2001

Made 5th March 2001

Coming into force 1st April 2001

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 2(5) of the Public Records Act 19581, and with the concurrence of the Treasury, makes the following Regulations:

S-1 These Regulations may be cited as the Public Record Office...

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Public Record Office (Fees) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 1st April 2001.

S-2 Subject to paragraph (3), the fees to be charged for the...

2.—(1) Subject to paragraph (3), the fees to be charged for the authentication of copies of, or extracts from, records under the charge of the Keeper of Public Records, and for other services afforded by officers of the Public Record Office, shall be those set out in column A of the Schedule, in place of those set out in column B of the Schedule.

(2) In the Schedule, where a charge is made by reference to an hour, the full hourly charge shall be payable in respect of part of an hour.

(3) The Keeper of Public Records may remit a fee where the service performed or to be performed by him has been, or is likely to be, exceptionally simple.

S-3 The Public Record Office (Fees) ( No. 2) Regulations 1999 and...

3. The Public Record Office (Fees) (No. 2) Regulations 19992and the Public Record Office (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 20003are revoked.

Willy Bach

Parliamentary Secretary

Lord Chancellor’s Department

1st March 2001

Jim Dowd

Greg Pope

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

5th March 2001

SCHEDULE

Regulation 2

SCHEDULE

Column

Column

A

B

Item

New Fee

£

Old Fee

£

1. Officer’s Time

For an officer of the Public Record Office to provide a service away from the office e.g. attending court and delivering documents, in addition to the actual travelling expenses properly incurred, for each day or part of a day.

400.00

390.00

2. Research

For any piece of research, for each 15 minutes for each enquiry.

12.50

10.00

3. Reader Tickets

For the replacement of a lost ticket.

2.50

2.50

4.1. Microfilming of records

For 35 mm microfilm of records, where there is no existing copy:

Per hour

58.00

58.00

Minimum charge

175.00

175.00

4.2. For 35 mm silver duplicate microfilm from existing film:

Per metre (silver)

1.60

1.60

Per metre (diazo)

0.90

0.90

Minimum charge

45.00

45.00

5.1. Microfiche copies of records

For Diazo microfiche of records, where there is no existing negative microfiche:

Per hour

58.00

58.00

Minimum charge

58.00

58.00

5.2. For duplicate Diazo microfiche supplied from existing masters:

Per fiche

2.60

2.60

6.1. Paper copies of records at research quality

For direct monochrome copies of original documents:

(i) A4 sheet

Per print

0.35

0.35

(ii) A3 sheet

Per print

0.40

0.40

(iii) A2 sheet

Per print

0.70

0.70

6.2. For monochrome prints from digital scans of documents:

(i) Self-service prints

Per print

0.30

(ii) A4 sheet

Per print

2.00

2.00

(iii) A3 sheet

Per print

2.60

2.60

(iv) A2 sheet

Per print

12.10

12.10

(v) A1 sheet

Per print

14.00

14.00

(vi) AO sheet

Per print

18.70

18.70

6.3. For monochrome prints from existing microfilm:

Per print

0.35

0.35

6.4. For prints from existing microfilm (self-service):

Per print

0.25

0.25

6.5. For colour prints from digital scans of documents:

(i) A4 sheet

Per print

4.20

4.20

(ii) A3 sheet

Per print

8.40

8.40

(iii) A2 sheet

Per print

19.80

19.80

(iv) A1 sheet

Per print

39.60

39.60

(v) AO sheet

Per print

79.20

79.20

7. Digital copies of records at research quality

For copies transferred via Internet or via CD-ROM:

(i) Monochrome A4

Per image

7.40

7.40

(ii) Monochrome A3

Per image

7.40

7.40

(iii) Monochrome A2

Per image

9.70

9.70

(iv) Monochrome A1

Per image

10.40

10.40

(v) Monochrome AO

Per image

13.20

13.20

(vi) Colour A4

Per image

9.90

9.90

(vii) Colour A3

Per image

9.90

9.90

(viii) Colour A2

Per image

12.10

12.10

(ix) Colour A1

Per image

14.00

14.00

(x) Colour AO

Per image

18.70

18.70

Plus for the following media:

(xi) Per CD-ROM

29.50

29.50

8.1. Photographs of records

For monochrome prints:

20.3cm * 25.4cm

9.20

9.20

30.5cm * 40.6cm

9.70

9.70

40.6cm * 50.8cm

10.30

10.30

50.8cm * 60.9cm

15.50

15.50

Where no negative exists, for a black and white ultra violet photography service:

Per negative

25.00

25.00

8.2. For colour prints:

20.3cm * 25.4cm

16.75

16.75

30.5cm * 40.6cm

24.98

24.98

40.6cm * 50.8cm

32.03

32.03

50.8cm * 60.9cm

42.60

42.60

Where no negative exists, for a photographic service.

Per negative

21.60

21.60

8.3. For 35mm colour slides:

Per slide

11.30

11.30

8.4. Handling, packaging, postage and insurance for all postal orders at 10% of the cost of photographic work.

9.1. Miscellaneous reprographic charges

Reprographic work requiring special attention or any reprographic service not mentioned in this schedule and which the Public Record Office is able to undertake:

Per hour of staff time

20.00

20.00

9.2. Packing and handling:

Per package of 10kg

4.00

Minimum charge

4.00

Postage and insurance to be charged at cost.

9.3. For an estimate of the cost of copying work to be carried out requested by post, refundable on the placement of an order to the value of £10.00 or over.

10.00

10.00

10. Authentication of copies of records

For the authentication of a copy of a record or of an extract from a record, in addition to the charge for the copy, for each sheet.

21.00

20.00

11.1. Preparation of records for exhibition

For the preparation of records for display at exhibitions outside the Public Record Office:

(i) For documents up to 851 mm by 603 mm

33.70

33.70

(ii) For documents between 851 mm by 603 mm and 1142 mm by 837 mm

53.00

53.00

(iii) For documents between 1142 mm by 837 mm and 1676 mm by 1142 mm

75.00

75.00

(iv) For documents larger than 1676 mm by 1142 mm, for each additional 300 mm or part of 300 mm on either dimension

1.60

1.60

(v) In addition to the fees (i) to (iv) above, where the notice given of the requirement is three months or less

55.00

55.00

11.2. For the making of perspex or other special mounts, in addition to the actual costs of materials properly incurred, for each hour of staff time.

26.00

26.00

11.3. For the repair of documents to a standard appropriate for exhibition or reproduction, in addition to the costs of preparing them for display, for each hour of staff time.

26.00

26.00

12.1. Seals

For the making of casts of seals from an existing rubber mould, for each side of the seal:

(i) Seals up to 50 mm in diameter

Resin

31.00

31.00

Wax

43.00

43.00

(ii) Seals between 50 mm and 100 mm in diameter

Resin

31.00

31.00

Wax

45.00

45.00

(iii) Seals over 100 mm in diameter

Resin

32.00

32.00

Wax

48.00

48.00

11.2. For the making of casts of seals where no existing rubber mould exists, for each side of the seal:

(i) Seals up to 50 mm in diameter

Resin

82.00

82.00

Wax

94.00

94.00

(ii) Seals between 50 mm and 100 mm in diameter

Resin

87.00

87.00

Wax

100.00

100.00

(iii) Seals over 100 mm in diameter

Resin

90.00

90.00

Wax

106.00

106.00

Datasets

(Datasets are any form of structured, computer-readable data. Examples of datasets are survey files, databases and geographical information systems. For the purposes of these fees, the term “datasets” includes dataset documentation)

13.1. Electronic copies of Datasets and Dataset Documentation per order:

(i) Per dataset or part thereof

50.00

50.00

(ii) Per additional different dataset or part thereof

30.00

30.00

Plus for the following media:

(iii) Per writeable CD

25.00

25.00

(iv) Per DAT tape

25.00

25.00

(v) Per Exabyte tape

50.00

50.00

(vi) Per DLT cassette

40.00

40.00

(vii) Per DVD

75.00

75.00

(viii) Per 3.5 inch disk

5.00

5.00

Plus, if applicable, additional fee for subsetting data:

(ix) Per Megabyte of input data processed

0.50

0.50

13.2. Copies of Datasets and Dataset Documentation delivered via network transfer:

For types of transfer:

(i) Delayed transfers via FTP (File Transfer Protocol)

Per dataset

50.00

50.00

Plus per 10 Megabytes or part thereof

0.06

0.06

(ii) Tranfers via Internet e-mail using MIME

(Multipurpose Internet Messaging Extensions)

Per dataset

100.00

100.00

Plus per Megabyte or part thereof

15.00

15.00

(iii) Realtime transfers via HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol)

Per dataset

150.00

150.00

Plus per 10 Megabytes or part thereof

0.10

0.10

Plus, if applicable, additional fee for subsetting data:

(iv) Per Megabyte of input data processed

0.50

0.50

13.3. Copies of Dataset Documentation on paper or printouts of datasets or parts thereof:

(i) A4 Monochrome

Per page

0.40

0.40

(ii) A3 Monochrome

Per page

0.48

0.48

(iii) A4 Colour

Per page

3.50

3.50

13.4. Authentication of copies of records or extracts of records, in addition to the charge for the copy

(i) Electronic copies

Per copy

250.00

250.00

Plus twice the media fee in 13.1

(ii) Paper copies

Per page

20.00

20.00

13.5. Paid Dataset Searches

For any piece of research, for each 15 minutes or part thereof for each enquiry:

12.00

12.00

13.6. Miscellaneous

(i) For providing an estimate of a fee in respect of item 13, refundable if an order of greater than £10.00 is received

10.00

10.00

(ii) Packaging of orders:

Envelope

1.00

1.00

Box (all media except DLT and 3490)

5.00

5.00

(iii) Postage to be charged at cost

(iv) Replacement of lost password or user ID

2.50

2.50

14.1. Internet Access

For Internet Access provided on the premises of the Public Record Office

Per half hour

1.00

Census Charges

(15.1 to 15.8 are subject to the minimum charge set out in 15.9 below)

15.1. To view an image of a Census page

Per image

0.80

15.2. To view transcribed data

Per person

0.40

Per household

0.90

15.3. To view a list of persons in a...

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