Are there any fees and charges?
There is no charge made to visitors carrying out their own personal research in PRONI.
For copy requests made onsite at PRONI, there are charges for the copying and certification of documents (see below) and an additional charge for postage and packaging if copies need to be mailed out.
For remote copy requests (e.g. those received via post or email), a search fee of £15.50 is also added to the copying/postage costs.
PRONI also offers a limited search service, where a fee is payable per search conducted (£15.50 per 15 minute search).
A full scale of fees payable for the inspection, search and copying of certain public records and for the handling and certification of such copies is available under the Public Use of the Records (Management and Fees) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2009 
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
Search Fee |
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| Per 15 minute enquiry | £15.50 |
Reprographic Fees |
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| Photocopy of A4 sheet | £0.40 |
| Photocopy of A3 sheet | £0.40 |
| Printout from microfilm | £1.00 |
| Printout from microfilm (self service) | £0.30 |
Scanning |
|
Paper copies of scanned documents (black and white) |
|
| A4 sheet | £2.25 |
| A3 sheet | £2.25 |
| A2 sheet | £7.00 |
| A1 sheet | £12.10 |
| AO sheet | £14.10 |
Paper copies of scanned documents (coloured) |
|
| A4 sheet | £3.10 |
| A3 sheet | £3.60 |
| A2 sheet | £7.00 |
| A1 sheet | £12.10 |
| AO sheet | £14.10 |
Scanned images provided electronically (sent via email) |
|
| Scanned through an automated process (per image) | £5.15 |
| Scanned manually using specialised digital camera (per image) | £10.30 |
| For delivery by CD or DVD (per disk required) | £1.00 |
Handling Fee |
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| For copy orders which require 15 minutes or more of staff time (per hour or part thereof) | £26.00 |
Certification Fee |
|
| Charge for 1-20 pages | £7.00 |
| Charge for 21-50 pages | £20.00 |
| For each extra page | £1.00 |
Postage and Packaging |
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| Minimum charge for specialised packaging | £3.00 |
Replacement User Registration Pass |
|
| To replace a photographic reader pass | £2.50 |
Use of Personal Digital Camera* |
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| To cover costs of invigilation (per hour) | £10.30 |
Copy Microfilm |
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| As per section 38 of the new PRONI Public Use of the Records (Management and Fees) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2009 |
(*Personal digital photography is permissible only by prior arrangement with the head of Public Services. As such, a written request should be submitted at least three weeks in advance of the date you propose to visit for this purpose. Please contact PRONI using the online enquiry form if you wish to request an appointment)
Please note, fees and charges were revised as of 13th April 2009 in line with the new PRONI Public Use of the Records (Management and Fees) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2009 .
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