# The Public Record Office (Fees) Regulations 2001

S.I. 2001/704 · made 5 March 2001

These Regulations revoke the Public Record Office (Fees) (No. 2) Regulations 1999 and the Public Record Office (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 and precribe a new range of fees to be charged for authentication of copies of records and for other services provided by the Public Record Office.

Made under: 1958 c. 51 (Section 2)

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## Introductory text

PUBLIC RECORDS
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 1958, and with the concurrence of the Treasury, makes the following Regulations:

## 1 

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

## 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.

## 3 

The Public Record Office (Fees) (No. 2) Regulations 1999 and the Public Record Office (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 are revoked.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor
Willy Bach
Parliamentary Secretary
Lord Chancellor’s Department
1st March 2001
We consent
Jim Dowd
Greg Pope
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
5th March 2001

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Column
Column
A
B
Item
New Fee
£
Old Fee
£
Officer’s Time
1 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
Research
2 For any piece of research, for each 15 minutes for each enquiry.
12.50
10.00
Reader Tickets
3 For the replacement of a lost ticket.
2.50
2.50
Microfilming of records
4.1 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
Microfiche copies of records
5.1 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
Paper copies of records at research quality
6.1 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
Digital copies of records at research quality
7 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
Photographs of records
8.1 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.
Miscellaneous reprographic charges
9.1 Reprographic work requiring special attention or any reprographic service not mentioned in this schedule and which the Public Record Office is able to undertake:
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
Authentication of copies of records
10 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
Preparation of records for exhibition
11.1 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
Seals
12.1 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
Internet Access
14.1 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 vessel (Merchant and Royal Navy)
Per list
0.50
15.4 To view transcribed data for a person in a vessel (Merchant and Royal Navy)
Per person
0.40
15.5 To view a list of persons in an institution
Per list
0.50
15.6 To view transcribed data for a person in an institution
Per person
0.40
15.7 Research quality A3 print of an electronic image at Public Record Office (self service)
Per image
0.25
15.8 Research quality A3 print of electronic image by post, including packing and handling
Per image
0.50
Postage to be charged at cost
Minimum postage charge
2.50
15.9 Minimum charge for any or a combination of 15.1 to 15.8 above.
5.00

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations revoke the Public Record Office (Fees) (No. 2) Regulations 1999 and the Public Record Office (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 and precribe a new range of fees to be charged for authentication of copies of records and for other services provided by the Public Record Office.

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Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-record-office-fees-regulations-2001
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