Might an foi request be worth a punt in any event ? The only grounds for withholding a copy or access to the original must surely be economic and that ought to be something that could be overcome on a case by case basis, as you say, for a fee ? This is an interesting area and as more records are digitised and cost cutting bites I can see more of these sort of restrictions applying. I do feel it is something for ASGRA, AGRA and SOG to ponder. Geoff Sent from my iPhone > On 27 Feb 2014, at 00:43, "Ann Cossar" <cossar@one-name.org> wrote: > > For Scotland you need a member of ASGRA. We are a separate nation, you know! > Ann > > On Thursday, February 27, 2014 12:15 AM, > John Stoneley <joka@stoneley.com> wrote: > | I do take on board your suggestion of approaching an AGRA member and will be contacting > somebody. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOG-UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

You may find that the Federation of Family History Societies and also the Scottish Federation may be interested in taking this up. Jeanne Bunting Sent from my iPhone 5 > On 27 Feb 2014, at 09:11, Geoff Young <geoffyoung101@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Might an foi request be worth a punt in any event ? > > The only grounds for withholding a copy or access to the original must surely be economic and that ought to be something that could be overcome on a case by case basis, as you say, for a fee ? > > This is an interesting area and as more records are digitised and cost cutting bites I can see more of these sort of restrictions applying. > > I do feel it is something for ASGRA, AGRA and SOG to ponder. > > Geoff > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 27 Feb 2014, at 00:43, "Ann Cossar" <cossar@one-name.org> wrote: >> >> For Scotland you need a member of ASGRA. We are a separate nation, you know! >> Ann >> >> On Thursday, February 27, 2014 12:15 AM, >> John Stoneley <joka@stoneley.com> wrote: >> | I do take on board your suggestion of approaching an AGRA member and will be contacting >> somebody. >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOG-UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOG-UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message