LegalizeThe Public Record Office (Fees) Regulations 2012
Made: 20th June 2012
Coming into force: 30th July 2012
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Citation and commencement
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Fees
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Revocation
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SCHEDULE
| Item | Fee (£) | ||
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| Research | Research | Research | Research |
| 1 | For undertaking research and sending the results to the requester, for each 15 minutes expended | For undertaking research and sending the results to the requester, for each 15 minutes expended | 16.67 |
| Authenticated copies of naturalisation certificates | Authenticated copies of naturalisation certificates | Authenticated copies of naturalisation certificates | Authenticated copies of naturalisation certificates |
| 2 | 2 | For making a copy of a naturalisation certificate that is a record and authenticating that copy by certification | 25.00 |
| Other copies of records | Other copies of records | Other copies of records | Other copies of records |
| 3.1 | For making a monochrome paper copy at research quality of a page of a record up to and including size A3, using self-service equipment | For making a monochrome paper copy at research quality of a page of a record up to and including size A3, using self-service equipment | 0.25 |
| 3.2 | Where a person requests any number of copies or photographs of no more than 100 different pages of records, for making: | Where a person requests any number of copies or photographs of no more than 100 different pages of records, for making: | |
| 3.2 | (a) a monochrome paper copy at research quality of a page of a record up to and including size A3 | (a) a monochrome paper copy at research quality of a page of a record up to and including size A3 | 1.00 |
| 3.2 | (b) a colour paper copy at research quality of a page of a record: | (b) a colour paper copy at research quality of a page of a record: | |
| 3.2 | (i) up to and including size A3 | (i) up to and including size A3 | 3.00 |
| 3.2 | (ii) larger than size A3 | (ii) larger than size A3 | 13.00 |
| 3.2 | (c) a colour digital copy at research quality of a page of a record: | (c) a colour digital copy at research quality of a page of a record: | |
| 3.2 | (i) up to and including size A3 | (i) up to and including size A3 | 2.80 |
| 3.2 | (ii) larger than size A3 | (ii) larger than size A3 | 10.00 |
| 3.2 | (d) a colour photograph of a page of a record of any size | (d) a colour photograph of a page of a record of any size | 25.00 |
| Bulk copies of records | Bulk copies of records | Bulk copies of records | Bulk copies of records |
| 4.1 | Where a person requests any number of copies or photographs of a type described in item 3.2 of more than 100 different pages of records: | Where a person requests any number of copies or photographs of a type described in item 3.2 of more than 100 different pages of records: | |
| 4.1 | (a) for any necessary preparation of records prior to copying, in addition to the costs of any materials used in such preparation, for each 15 minutes expended | (a) for any necessary preparation of records prior to copying, in addition to the costs of any materials used in such preparation, for each 15 minutes expended | 9.15 |
| 4.1 | (b) for the production of the copies, in addition to the costs of the materials onto which copies are printed and any costs of delivering those copies to the requester, for each 15 minutes expended | (b) for the production of the copies, in addition to the costs of the materials onto which copies are printed and any costs of delivering those copies to the requester, for each 15 minutes expended | 11.70 |
| 4.1 | (c) for checking the quality of the copies made, for each 15 minutes expended | (c) for checking the quality of the copies made, for each 15 minutes expended | 8.76 |
| 4.2 | For providing an estimate for work to be carried out which involves any matter covered by item 4.1, for each 15 minutes expended | For providing an estimate for work to be carried out which involves any matter covered by item 4.1, for each 15 minutes expended | 10.53 |
| Authentication of other copies and records | Authentication of other copies and records | Authentication of other copies and records | Authentication of other copies and records |
| 5.1 | For authenticating, by certification, a copy of a record or any part of a record (excluding the fee for making the copy) | For authenticating, by certification, a copy of a record or any part of a record (excluding the fee for making the copy) | 25.00 |
| 5.2 | For attending a place other than the Public Record Office to produce and verify the authenticity of a record or any part of a record, in addition to expenses for travel, accommodation and subsistence, for each 15 minutes expended | For attending a place other than the Public Record Office to produce and verify the authenticity of a record or any part of a record, in addition to expenses for travel, accommodation and subsistence, for each 15 minutes expended | 16.67 |
| Preparation of records for external exhibition | Preparation of records for external exhibition | Preparation of records for external exhibition | Preparation of records for external exhibition |
| 6.1 | For preparing records for exhibition at a place other than the Public Record Office, in addition to the costs of materials, transporting those materials or the records and any expenses for travel, accommodation and subsistence, for each 15 minutes expended | For preparing records for exhibition at a place other than the Public Record Office, in addition to the costs of materials, transporting those materials or the records and any expenses for travel, accommodation and subsistence, for each 15 minutes expended | 12.46 |
| 6.2 | For providing an estimate for work to be carried out which involves any matter covered by item 6.1, for each 15 minutes expended | For providing an estimate for work to be carried out which involves any matter covered by item 6.1, for each 15 minutes expended | 12.46 |
| Digital Downloads | Digital Downloads | Digital Downloads | Digital Downloads |
| 7 | For downloading a digital copy of a record from any part of the website on which the records under the charge of the Keeper of Public Records appear[^f00003], unless that record is made available for downloading from that website free of charge | For downloading a digital copy of a record from any part of the website on which the records under the charge of the Keeper of Public Records appear[^f00003], unless that record is made available for downloading from that website free of charge | 3.36 |
| Postage and packaging | Postage and packaging | Postage and packaging | Postage and packaging |
| 8 | Postage and packaging to be charged at cost for a copy not collected in person by the requestor which cannot be sent by e-mail, or which the requester asks to be sent by post | Postage and packaging to be charged at cost for a copy not collected in person by the requestor which cannot be sent by e-mail, or which the requester asks to be sent by post |
Signed
Kenneth Clarke — Lord Chancellor — 15th June 2012
Angela Watkinson — James Duddridge — Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury — Ministry of Justice — 20th June 2012
Explanatory note
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Footnotes
[^f00001]: 1958 c.51.
[^f00002]: S.I. 2005/471.
[^f00003]: The records in question appear on the website of The National Archives (www.nationalarchives.gov.uk).
Editorial notes
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