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27/06/2001 Entry: "NEWS:The Future of the Transcription Service"
The Future of the Transcription Service - 22 June 2001
By Marbract Services
We had a meeting with the Registry on Friday 22 June, at which the future of the Transcription Service was discussed. There was overwhelming support for the long-term continuation of the service from Family History Groups and a recognition from the Registry that the service provides them with an additional way to meet client needs.
In the short term, it was agreed that everyone would welcome an arrangement whereby the Transcription Agents could continue to provide their services either by having access to the scanned images at the Registry, or by having access to the archived registers.
Alison Morgan, the Acting Registrar, has undertaken to investigate the possibility of putting such an arrangement in place. While there is no guarantee that access can be facilitated, it appeared that every effort would be made to have this happen. We were told that we would be advised within 2 weeks whether or not such a short term arrangement could be made. I am therefore hopeful that we will once again have access to the deaths but it could be a few weeks before it actually happens. Please keep an eye on our website where we will continue to advise clients of developments regarding this matter.
PS - We were also told at the meeting that the Marriage registers are due to be removed and sent to the archive sometime in July 2001.
