In Bedfordshire we charge £35 per hour in 1/2 hr units for all commercial bodies if they come in to us, and £45 per hour when we can't convince them to come to us and we do the work. Photocopying is extra.
For us, this income constitues the only funding we have for the HER, so it is crucial to our survival, thus we make very few commercial exceptions for charging.
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From: Issues related to Historic Environment Records
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Hancox, Emma (CS,
Archaeology Unit)
Sent: 08 March 2006 09:52
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Charging for SMR/HER Searches
Dear all,
We have been having some difficulty with a particular company about paying
for HER/SMR searches. We would like to know what other peoples policies are
on charging for a search. We charge commercial companies £40 plus VAT for a
standard search. Does everyone else charge? Who do you charge? Just
archaeological contractors? What about government bodies like The
Environment Agency? Do you charge water companies like Severn Trent? If you
don't charge companies like Severn Trent, do you charge consultancy
companies working on behalf of them, as they are commercial?
Regards,
Emma Hancox
Historic Environment Record Officer,
Worcestershire County Council.
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