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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-record-office-fees-regulations-1998/schedule",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/599",
  "legislation_title": "The Public Record Office (Fees) Regulations 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-record-office-fees-regulations-1998",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Column A\nColumn B\nItem\nNew Fee\nOld Fee\n£\n£\nOfficer’s Time\n1 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\n380.00\n369.00\nResearch\n2 For any piece of research, for each 15 minutes for each enquiry.\n8.00\n8.00\nReader Tickets\n3 For the replacement of a lost ticket\n2.50\n2.00\nMicrofilming of records\n4.1 For 35mm microfilm of records, where there is no existing copy\nPer hour\n50.00\n50.00\nMinimum charge\n150.00\n150.00\n4.2 For 35mm silver duplicate microfilm from existing film—\nPer metre (silver)\n1.60\n1.75\nPer metre (diazo)\n0.90\n1.00\nMinimum charge\n45.00\n50.00\nMicrofiche copies of records\n5.1 For Diazo microfiche of records, where there is no existing negative microfiche—\nPer hour\n50.00\n50.00\nMinimum charge\n50.00\n50.00\n5.2 For duplicate Diazo microfiche supplied from existing masters—\nPer fiche\n2.60\n2.60\nElectrostatic copies of records at research quality\n6.1 For direct copies of original documents—\n(i) Monochrome A4 sheet\nPer print\n0.35\n0.35\n(ii) Monochrome A3 sheet\nPer print\n0.40\n0.40\n(iii) Monochrome A2 sheet\nPer print\n0.70\n0.62\n(iv) Colour A4 sheet\nPer print\n4.20\n2.10\n(v) Colour A3 sheet\nPer print\n8.40\n4.20\n(vi) Colour A2 sheet\nPer print\n19.80\n19.80\n(vii) Colour A1 sheet\nPer print\n39.60\n38.50\n(viii) Additional charge where copying is difficult due to the nature of the document\nPer hour\n20.00\n19.00\n6.2 For prints from existing microfilm\nPer print\n0.35\n0.30\n6.3 For prints from microfilm where no negative exists—\n(i) Filmed at a rate of 18 frames per hour or more\nPer print\n2.60\n2.60\nMinimum charge\n5.20\n5.20\n(ii) Filmed at a rate of less than 18 frames per hour\nPer hour\n47.00\n47.00\n6.4 For prints from existing microfilm (self service)—\nPer print\n0.25\n0.25\nBromide prints from microfilm\nService withdrawn\nPhotographs of records\n7.1 For monochrome prints—\n20.3cm*25.4cm\n8.90\n8.90\n30.5cm*40.6cm\n9.40\n9.40\n40.6cm*50.8cm\n10.00\n10.00\nWhere no negative exists, for a photographic service—\nper negative\n21.00\n21.00\n7.2 For colour prints—\n12.7cm*17.8cm\n20.40\n20.40\n15.2cm*20.3cm\n23.10\n23.10\n20.3cm*25.4cm\n29.40\n29.40\nWhere no negative exists, for a photographic service—\nper negative\n21.00\n21.00\n7.3 For 35mm colour slides—\nper slide\n11.00\n11.00\nMiscellaneous reprographic charges\n8.1 Reprographic work requiring special attention or any reprographic service not mentioned in this Schedule and which the Public Record Office is able to undertake\nPer hour of staff time\n20.00\n19.00\n8.2 Handling, packaging, postage and insurance for all postal orders at 10% of the cost of copying work—\nMinimum charge\n2.50\n8.3 For an estimate of the cost of copying work to be caried out requested by post, refundable on the placement of an order to the value of £10.00 or over\n10.00\n10.00\nAuthentication of copies of records\n9 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\n12.50\n12.50\nPreparation of records for exhibition\n10.1 For the preparation of records for display at exhibitions outside the Public Records Office—\n(i) For documents up to 851mm by 603mm\n33.70\n32.70\n(ii) For documents between 851mm by 603mm and 1142mm by 837mm\n53.00\n51.00\n(iii) For documents between 1142mm by 837mm and 1676mm by 1142mm\n75.00\n73.00\n(iv) For documents larger than 1676mm by 1142mm, for each additional 300mm or part of 300mm on either dimension\n1.60\n1.60\n(v) In addition to the fees (i) to (iv) above, where the notice given of the requirement is three months or less\n55.00\n54.00\n10.2 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\n26.00\n25.00\n10.3 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\n26.00\n25.00\nSeals\n11.1 For the making of casts of seals from an existing rubber mould, for each side of the seal—\n(i) Seals up to 50mm in diameter\nResin\n31.00\n31.00\nWax\n43.00\n43.00\n(ii) Seals between 50mm and 100mm in diameter\nResin\n31.00\n31.00\nWax\n45.00\n45.00\n(iii) Seals over 100mm in diameter\nResin\n32.00\n32.00\nWax\n48.00\n48.00\n11.2 For the making of casts of seals where no existing rubber mould exists, for each side of the seal—\n(i) Seals up to 50mm in diameter\nResin\n82.00\n82.00\nWax\n94.00\n94.00\n(ii) Seals between 50mm and 100mm in diameter\nResin\n87.00\n87.00\nWax\n100.00\n100.00\n(iii) Seals over 100mm in diameter\nResin\n90.00\n90.00\nWax\n106.00\n106.00\nDatasets\n(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.)\n12.1 Electronic copies of Datasets per order—\n(i) Per dataset or part thereof\n150.00\n(ii) Per additional different dataset or part thereof\n30.00\nPlus for the following media—\n(iii) Per writeable CD (Compact Disc)\n25.00\n(iv) Per DAT (Digital Audio Tape) tape\n25.00\n(v) Per Exabyte tape\n50.00\n(vi) Per DLT (Digital Linear Tape) cassette\n40.00\n(vii) Per 3490 cartridge\n20.00\n(viii) Per 3.5 inch disk\n5.00\nPlus, if applicable, additional fee for subsetting data—\n(ix) Per Megabyte of input data processed\n0.50\n12.2 Copies of Datasets delivered via network transfer—\nFor types of transfer—\n(i) Delayed transfers via FTP (File Transfer Protocol)\nPer dataset\n50.00\nPlus per 10 Megabytes or part thereof\n0.06\n(ii) Transfer via MIME (Multipurpose Internet Messaging Extensions)\nPer dataset\n100.00\nPlus per Megabyte or part thereof\n15.00\n(iii) Realtime transfers via HTTP (HyperText Transport Protocol)\nPer dataset\n150.00\nPlus per 10 Megabytes or part thereof\n0.10\nPlus, if applicable, additional fee for subsetting data—\n(iv) Per Megabyte of input data processed\n0.50\n12.3 Copies of Datasets or parts thereof on paper—\n(i) A4 Monochrome\nPer page\n0.40\n(ii) A3 Monochrome\nPer page\n0.48\n(iv) A4 Colour\nPer page\n1.60\n12.4 Authentication of copies of records\n(i) Electronic copies\nPlus twice the media fee in 12.1\nPer copy\n250.00\n(ii) Paper copies\nPer page\n12.50\n12.5 Searches\nFor any piece of research, for each 15 minutes or part thereof for each enquiry\n12.00\n12.6 Miscellaneous\n(i) For an estimate of a fee in respect of item 12, refundable on the placement of an order to the value of £10.00 or over\n10.00\n(ii) Packaging of orders—\nEnvelope\n1.00\nBox (all media except DLT and 3490)\n5.00\nBox (DLT/3490)\n15.00\n(iii) Postage to be charged at cost\n(iv) Replacement of lost password or user ID\n5.00",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/599/schedule",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:35:37.762388+00:00"
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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