Liz Williams mentions a court case in the early 1990's regarding a local authority charging for access to data - this is briefly discussed in the published 1993 ACAO policy document Sites and Monuments Records: Policies for Access and Charging. (second edition)
The Yorkshire Dales National Park charges commercially based enquirers for the staff time in retrieving and packaging information and for materials. The money raised stays within the SMR.
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