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Dear all I have a query about the Freedom of Information Act which comes into force on 1/1/05 and its implications for HERs. I know we discussed this a few years ago at the SMR User Group, but here in Cheshire the authority is very busy informing staff about the implications. Whilst the provision of data is all part of the HER role, I am a little concerned about some of the messages that are coming back from our service and corporate Records Management Officers regarding charging for commercial enquiries (I'm told you can only charge one tenth of your normal rate which makes it uneconomic to charge at all), also if anyone requests a copy of all of the data in the HER then I am told we have to provide it. I anyone else getting similar messages and how will the FOIA affect the NMR? Thanks Jill Dr Jill Collens Project Leader - Historic Environment +Environmental Planning Cheshire County Council Backford Hall Backford Chester CH1 6PZ (01244 603204 :[log in to unmask] ********************************************************************** Note : This E-Mail is sent in confidence for the addressee only. Unauthorised recipients must preserve this confidentiality and should please advise the sender immediately by telephone and then delete the message without copying or storing it or disclosing its contents to any other person. We have taken all reasonable precautions to ensure that no viruses are transmitted from Cheshire County Council to any third party. Copyright in this e mail and attachments created by us unless stated to the contrary belongs to Cheshire County Council. Any liability (in negligence or otherwise) arising from any party acting, or refraining from acting on any information contained in this e mail is hereby excluded. Should you communicate with anyone at Cheshire County Council by e-mail, you consent to us monitoring and reading any such correspondence. Printing this email? Please think environmentally and only print when essential! **********************************************************************