Hi Just received this on another list. > Hi everyone, > > I have received an e-mail from a gentleman who wishes to remain anonymous for obvious reasons, but has given permission for me to post this message. > > I was interested to read your posting on Rootsweb on the National Audit > Office email to you on the PRO 1901 Census. Colleagues here in Kew have > informed me that QinetiQ is distancing itself from the 1901 project and have > sold the whole thing to the current managers. Obviously > QQ want to get out from under before the Audit office report hits the > streets. It is understood that the relationship between NA and the new > Company will be quite different to that which existed between PRO and > QinetiQ and that the website will cease to be the "Official 1901 Site". Any > control that PRO currently has on content and the speed with which data > corrections etc. appear will disappear and we are also all anticipating > increases in costs for the service. > > The gentleman also recommends that we go to the following site- > http://www.pro.gov.uk/online/advisory/minutes080703.htm, > which has more information. > > If the current managers couldn't get it right in the first place, they haven't a cat's chance in hell of getting it right on a second attempt. I wonder what they think will be a good price to charge us all? > Warmest Wishes Jan in Bronte Country List admin ENG-YKS-Bradford. List admin Clewer surname OPC- Keighley-one-place-study.