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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-record-office-fees-regulations-1987/schedule",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1987/444",
  "legislation_title": "The Public Record Office (Fees) Regulations 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-record-office-fees-regulations-1987",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Item\nFee\n£\nAuthentication of copies of records\n1 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\n4.00\nAttendance at a court\n2 For attendance by an officer of the Public Record Office at any court, in addition to the actual travelling expenses properly incurred, for each day or part of a day\n120.00\nResearch\n3 For any piece of research among the records in the Public Record Office undertaken in consequence of a postal inquiry\n10.00\nSupervision of camera crews\n4 For the supervision by an officer of the Public Record Office of camera crews filming in the Public Record Office, for each hour or part of an hour\n18.00\nPreparation of records for exhibition\n5.1 For the preparation of records for display at exhibitions outside the Public Record Office:\n(i) For documents up to 20 inches by 30 inches\n15.00\n(ii) For documents between 20 inches by 30 inches and 60 inches by 42 inches\n30.00\n(iii) For documents larger than 60 inches by 42 inches, for each additional square foot or part of a square foot\n1.00\n5.2 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\n13.00\nMicrofilms of records\n6.1 For microfilm of records which can be filmed by the Public Record Office at the rate of not less than 120 frames an hour\nPer exposure\n0.21\nMinimum charge\n21.00\n6.2 For microfilm of records which cannot be filmed by the Public Record Office at the rate of 120 frames an hour\nPer hour of staff time\n13.00\n6.3 For microfilm of records which can be filmed by the Public Record Office at the rate of not less than 120 frames an hour, to be supplied for commercial purposes\nPer exposure\n0.34\nMinimum charge\n34.00\n6.4 For microfilm of records which cannot be filmed by the Public Record Office at the rate of 120 frames an hour, to be supplied for commercial purposes\nPer hour of staff time\n21.00\n6.5 For duplicate microfilm from existing negatives:\n(i) For each reel of 100 feet of consecutive frames\n34.80\n(ii) For each run of consecutive frames\nPer foot\n0.42\nMinimum charge\n16.70\n(iii) Where supplied for commercial purposes, for each reel of 100 feet of consecutive frames\n140.00\n(iv) Where supplied for commercial purposes, for each run of consecutive frames\nPer foot\n1.70\nMinimum charge\n68.00\nElectrostatic copies of records\n7.1 For direct copies from original documents\nPer print\n0.23\n7.2 For prints from microfilm\n(i) From existing microfilm Per print\n0.61\n(ii) From new microfilm Per print\n1.80\n7.3 For Copyflo prints from microfilm\n(i) From existing microfilm Per print\n0.23\nMinimum charge for each run of consecutive frames\n9.20\n(ii) From new microfilm Per print\n0.46\nMinimum charge for each run of consecutive frames\n18.40\nBromide prints from microfilm\n8 For bromide prints from microfilm\n(i) 12 inches by 16 inches Per print\n6.80\n(ii) 16 inches by 20 inches Per print\n7.50\n(iii) 20 inches by 24 inches Per print\n9.25\n(iv) Additional charge for up to 20 inches by 24 inches reproduced to actual size Per print\n2.55\nPhotographs of records\n9.1 For monochrome prints and transparencies\n(i) For prints 8\" × 10\"\n8.22\n12\" × 15\"\n8.63\n16\" × 20\"\n9.60\n20\" × 24\"\n10.87\n24\" × 30\"\n12.10\n30\" × 40\"\n12.64\n35\" × 50\"\n18.40\n40\" × 60\"\n25.30\n(ii) For sepia-toned prints, as prescribed in 9.1 (i) plus 50%\n(iii) For ultra-violet or infra-red enhanced prints, as prescribed in 9.1 (i) plus per print\n3.97\n(iv) For prints mounted on board, as prescribed in 9.1 (i) plus per square foot\n0.96\n(v) For transparencies for overhead projectors\n8\" × 10\"\n9.87\n9.2 For colour prints and transparencies\n(i) For prints 5\" × 7\"\n19.63\n6\" × 8\"\n22.20\n8\" × 10\"\n28.30\n(ii) For transparencies 35mm (mounted)\n6.53\n5\" × 7\"\n25.79\n8\" × 10\"\n37.11\nMiscellaneous reprographic and photographic charges\n10.1 Work requiring special attention or any reprographic or photographic service not mentioned in this schedule and which the Public Record Office is able to undertake\nPer hour of staff time\n13.00\n10.2 Work requiring special attention or any reprographic or photographic service not mentioned in this schedule, which the Public Record Office is able to undertake and supply for commercial purposes\nPer hour of staff time\n21.00\n10.3 Handling Charge Per document or film\n2.00\n10.4 Packing Per package in addition to any postal charges properly incurred\n0.28\n10.5 Hand colouring of maps Per hour of staff time\n13.00\nMinimum charge\n6.50",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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