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Offline ABradley

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Fees on Scotlands People
« on: Wednesday 12 June 24 00:05 BST (UK) »
Hi,
Maybe it's me!!!
I have often used SP in the past but looking at the records now I only see an option to purchase "CERTIFICATES" at £15.
Not "COPIES"
Am I missing something?
Bradley,Co.Derry
Shevlin
Doherty/Kearney,Donegal

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Re: Fees on Scotlands People
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 12 June 24 01:17 BST (UK) »
Two options on the right side of the search result: Buy Credits & Order Certificate.   May be a browser issue?

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Re: Fees on Scotlands People
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 12 June 24 06:51 BST (UK) »
Hi, what date is the record you are looking at? If it is recent you can only get a certificate.
Nicoll, Small - Scotland Dennis - Lincolnshire, Baldwin - Notts. Gordon, Fletcher Deeside

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Re: Fees on Scotlands People
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 12 June 24 13:47 BST (UK) »
the record guides give the criteria for availability of digital records
https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/guides/record-guides/statutory-registers


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Re: Fees on Scotlands People
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 12 June 24 19:00 BST (UK) »
Hi,
If it's a browser error it's been there a while.
I did send a query through the site some time ago but no reply.
I did check on older records and it all looks to be the same.

Bradley,Co.Derry
Shevlin
Doherty/Kearney,Donegal

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Re: Fees on Scotlands People
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 13 June 24 22:48 BST (UK) »
Summary of fees available here www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/content/our-charges

This page includes this line:

High quality TIFF images from the Image Library cost £15.00 each (excluding VAT). Payment can be made by Worldpay using a debit or credit card.

Not sure what this refers too  :-\

If I click to order a certificate outside of the online viewing period, I get to the order screen and this shows the cost to be £12.00 (£15.00 if you require the priority service).

Monica

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Re: Fees on Scotlands People
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 13 June 24 22:58 BST (UK) »
Never trust anything you find online (especially submitted trees and transcriptions on Ancestry, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and other commercial web sites) unless it's an image of an original document - and even then be wary because errors can and do occur.

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Re: Fees on Scotlands People
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 16 June 24 10:17 BST (UK) »
Hi Forfarian,
I have read that page but when it comes to choosing a record it only offers "Certificates" at £15.
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Shevlin
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Re: Fees on Scotlands People
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 16 June 24 10:27 BST (UK) »
I have read that page but when it comes to choosing a record it only offers "Certificates" at £15.
Very odd.

If you want a copy of a post-cut-off certificate, first find the entry you want in the birth, marriage or death index. If it's after the cut-off date, you'll get a listing with 'No image' against it, and then 'Order certificate'. Click on that and then on 'Add 1 to basket'.

Then click on 'Added to basket' and lo and behold, the charge is £12.

Never trust anything you find online (especially submitted trees and transcriptions on Ancestry, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and other commercial web sites) unless it's an image of an original document - and even then be wary because errors can and do occur.