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Hi Nigel do you send out the forms by email? We often send ours out as PDF's - including a questionnaire. AT the moment, we ask people to sign and return the, assuming it would be in hard copy)] format. From training, I am aware that you can make adobe forms digitally completable. They can then be emailed back, though you don't get them back as form layouts, more as a text file (from memory - been a while since the Adobe training) Its on my list of things to get round to sorting out ..... Anyway, this might be a useful way to achieve what you are after? Doesn't help with the wording though. Been interested to see what you come up with though best wishes Nick Boldrini Historic Environment Record Officer Heritage Section Countryside Service North Yorkshire County Council County Hall Northallerton DL7 8AH Direct Dial (01609) 532331 Conserving North Yorkshire's heritage - encouraging sustainable access www.northyorks.gov.uk/archaeology This email is personal. It is not authorised by or sent on behalf of North Yorkshire County Council, however, the Council has the right and does inspect emails sent from and to its computer system. This email is the sole responsibility of the sender >>> [log in to unmask] 13/11/2006 09:55 >>> Hi folks In common with most HERs, we currently ask everyone receiving data from us to sign a user declaration form - basically a list of things they promise not to do with the data. As about 80% of everything we send out now is by email, the forms (if they come back at all) are often signed then scanned as PDFs (a bit time consuming), returned unsigned by email, or are posted back. I am considering adding a box for an 'electronic signature' and was wondering if any other HER has done this. I understand that under Section 7 of the Electronic Communications Act 2000 typing your name can be as good as physically signing the form, so what I am really after is some standard wording I can put on the form to make people aware of this. (I'm slightly wary of asking our legal team here about this as past experience tells me that the current one side of A4 would be recast as a 20 page licensing document!). Any help, especially regarding some wording for this part of the form, will be gratefully received. Many thanks Nigel Nigel Pratt Historic Data Manager Archaeology & Historic Buildings Environment Department Hampshire County Council The Castle, Winchester SO23 8UD Tel: 01962 84 6736 Fax: 01962 847055 E-mail: [log in to unmask] www.hants.gov.uk/environment/historic-environment/ WARNING This E-mail and any attachments may contain information that is confidential or privileged, and is intended solely for the use of the named recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, please be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken is prohibited and may be unlawful. Any opinions expressed are those of the author and not necessarily the view of the Council. North Yorkshire County Council.