File Release List

Government Records Branch

 January 2014 

NRS Reference	File Title	File Description	Date	Original Open Date	Availability	
AF45/888	Land Tenure: Policy	Rating of agricultural property and the de-rating of certain classes of buildings: departmental consideration and drafting of further regulations to the Local Government Finance Bill, including correspondence with the Scottish Landowners' Federation (SLF) and the Scottish National Farmers Union (SNFU).	1991-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required. 	
AF45/901	The Organic Aid (Scotland) Regulations 1994	Drafting of regulations and explanatory notes: departmental consideration.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
AF45/902	Heather Moorland Extensification Scheme	Establishment of the scheme, including consideration of new statutory regulations.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
AF62/6062	European Community Council Meetings, 17-18 December 1998	Total Allowable Catches not covered by EC/Norway negotiations; consideration of proposals for the common pond policy and North Sea haddock quotas.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
AF62/6070	Conservation of Shellfish: Solway Cockles	Introduction of byelaws to control access by land based dredging equipment to the foreshores along the Solway Firth.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
AF62/6071	Fisheries Conservation	The impact of Danish industrial sandeel fishing on the depletion of fish stocks for human consumption and marine predators.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
AF62/6080	United Kingdom Parliamentary Proceedings: Scottish Grand Committee	Papers relating to an estimates debate on agriculture and fisheries on Tuesday, 12th July 1994	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
AF85/109	Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991	Correspondence relating to the appointment of an arbiter to determine the rent of the holding at Newton of Cawdor Farm, Nairn, a copy of the final award document and concerns about land reform and the arbitration process (Green Folder).	1997-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
AF85/110	Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991	Correspondence relating to the appointment of an arbiter to determine the rent of the holding at Piperhill Farm, Nairn, and a copy of the final award document.	1997-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
AF94/40	Food Safety	E Coli 0157 Lanarkshire outbreak: Fatal Accident Inquiry counsel notes and arrangements for pre-inquiry meeting with North Lanarkshire Council.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD4/5955	Roads: Capital Planning	Departmental evaluation of local authority roads projects and value for money: bridge strengthening and repair.	1997-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD4/5956	Local Government Reorganisation: Roads	Review of Scotland's trunk and strategic road programme: new appraisal methodology (NAM) felt-fair panel.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD4/6080	Environmental Statement : A74(M) Ecclefechan to Kirkpatrick Fleming	Assessment of proposed route and its effects on the environment and tourism.	1991-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD5/2564	Local Government Act 1988	Investigation of anti-competitive behaviour by Lochaber District Council concerning award of leisure services management contract and consideration of complaint by Slainthe Ltd: Secretary of State's instruction under s13 and 14 to re-tender, including details of the re-tender won by Council's Direct Services Organisation (DSO).	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD6/4378	Housing Plans: Banff and Buchan District Council	Housing plan 1995-2000: departmental consideration.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD6/4379	Housing Plans: Clydesdale District Council	Housing management plan, annual policy statement and checklist 1995-1999: departmental consideration.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD6/4380	Housing Plans: Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council	Housing plan 1995-2000; housing management plan 1994-1998: departmental consideration.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD6/4381	Housing Plans: Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council	Housing management plan 1995-1999; housing plan 1992-1997: departmental consideration.	1988-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD6/4382	Housing Plans: Cunninghame District Council	Housing management plan 1995-1999; housing plan 1993-1998; housing plan 1995-2000: departmental consideration.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD6/4394	Housing Plan	Angus District Council.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD6/4395	Housing Plan	Motherwell District Council housing management plan, including departmental comments.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD6/4396	Housing Plan	Renfrew District Council, including departmental comments.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD6/4397	Housing Plan	Strathkelvin District Council, including departmental comments.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD6/4399	Housing Plan	City of Aberdeen District Council, including departmental comments.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD6/4401	Housing Plan	Caithness District Council housing management plan: departmental comments.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD6/4402	Housing Plan	Inverness District Council housing management plan: departmental comments.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD6/4403	Housing Plan	Lochaber District Council housing management plan: departmental comments.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD6/4405	Housing Plan	Skye and Lochalsh District Council housing management plan: departmental comments.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD6/4406	Housing Plan	Sutherland District Council housing management plan: departmental comments.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD6/4407	Housing Plan	East Kilbride District housing management plan and Glasgow University study on housing needs and demands in district: departmental comments.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD6/4408	Housing Plan	Eastwood District Council housing management plan: departmental comments.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD6/4409	Housing Plan	Inverclyde District Council housing management plan: departmental comments.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD6/4410	Housing Plan	Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council housing management plan: departmental comments.	1988-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD6/4411	Housing Plan	Kyle and Carrick District Council housing management plan: departmental comments.	1988-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD6/4412	Housing Plan	Monklands District Council housing management plan: departmental comments.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD6/4413	Housing Plan	Gordon District Council housing management plan: departmental comments.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD6/4414	Housing Plan	Kincardine and Deeside District Council housing management plan: departmental comments.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD6/4415	Housing Plan	Moray District Council housing management plan: departmental comments.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD6/4514	Homelessness: Policy	Liaison with local authorities and other organisations and Under Secretary's Group on Homelessness Policy: minutes of meetings.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD6/4515	Local Authority Capital Programme	Lochaber District programme: minutes of departmental meetings with local authority.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD6/4534	Housing Plan: Shetland	Housing management plan 1994-1995 and housing plan 1922-1996.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD6/4539	Scottish Homes: Strategic Planning	Fifth strategic plan: departmental consideration of drafting.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD6/4757	Community Care: Housing Contribution	General	1992-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD6/5006	Homelessness: Policy	Code of practice: responses from Shelter and others to March 1996 guidance code on homelessness and draft consultation paper.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD6/5040	Housing Policy	Drafting of Green paper on housing for consideration by ministers, including invitation for departmental comments.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD6/5131	Household Analysis - Household Projections: 1994-based Household Projection	Data relating to revision of 1994-based household projection.	1997-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD6/5133	Public Accounts Committee report on Scottish Housing Conditions.	Departmental consideration of Public Accounts Committee recommendations on Scottish housing conditions and National Audit Office proposals for Value for Money studies, and drafting of responses to both.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD6/5239	Housing in Scotland	Draft policy statement on housing strategy: siting and design of new housing in the countryside, housing and community care and housing and the environment.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD9/337	Crown Premises: Vulcan Naval Reactor Test Establishment	Reports on visits and departmental correspondence with local council concerning VNRTE at Dounreay.	1987-1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD9/338	Departmental Correspondence with Local Authorities	Correspondence with Wigtown District Council and Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council concerning pollution and background levels of radioactivity.	1986-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD9/347	Atomic Energy Authority: Dounreay	Extension to low level waste pits: departmental correspondence and interim report.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD9/348	Atomic Energy Authority: Dounreay	Extension to low level waste pits: revised planning application by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), including environmental statement with technical appendix.	1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD9/349	Scottish Universities Research and Reactor Centre	Proposals and preliminary report on, 'An Airborne Gamma Ray Survey of Parts of South West Scotland in February 1993', including first to third drafts.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD9/400	Code of Practice on Government Information.	Request by Campaign for Freedom of Information concerning price paid by the Scottish Office for a research contract awarded by Her Majesty's Industrial Pollution Inspectorate (HMIPI) to Scottish Universities Research and Reactor Centre (SURRC), East Kilbride: departmental consideration of responses.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD9/408	Dounreay Nuclear Establishment	Dounreay site licence approvals: departmental consideration and authorisation of proposed moderations to the plant.	1990-1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD9/409	Dounreay Nuclear Establishment	Reports on inspection visits by HM Industrial Pollution Inspectorate (HMIPI) staff: general.	1992-1995	1/01/2026	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD9/410	Dounreay Nuclear Establishment	Review of Agreed Environmental Monitoring Survey Programme at Dounreay: general, including correspondence and related papers.	1988-1995	1/01/2026	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD9/411/1	Dounreay Nuclear Establishment	Press Releases from the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKEAE) and press cuttings regarding Dounreay: correspondence and papers regarding the monitoring of environmental contamination by radioactive material.	1987-1995	1/01/2026	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD9/412	Dounreay Nuclear Establishment	Radioactive Waste Processing Policy: general regarding the storage of decommissioning wastes and reprocessing at Dounreay: position paper on High Level Waste Management at Dounreay by the Department of Trade and Industry Atomic Energy Division.	1989-1995	1/01/2026	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD9/419	Nuclear Sites	Hunterston 'A' and 'B' Nuclear Power Stations: Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food surveys: Investigation of Radiation Exposure Pathways from Liquid Effluents at Hunterston Power Station: Local Habits Survey 1987, with covering letters; notification of high activity.	1987-1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD9/431	Environmental Protection Act 1990	HM Industrial Pollution Inspectorate Consultation Paper on the Definition of Components for the 1994-5 Charging Scheme, and responses.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD9/432	Environmental Protection Act 1990	HM Industrial Pollution Inspectorate Charging Scheme: Consultation Paper on revised definition of components (resulting from the publication of Statutory Instrument 1994 No. 1271); responses; revised copy.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD9/435	Nuclear Sites	AEA Technology (UK Atomic Energy Authority), Dounreay: investigation into unplanned releases of Argon Gas Blanket gas from the Prototype Fast Reactor, Dounreay: papers.	1992-1995	1/01/2026	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD9/451	Power Stations: Hunterston B Nuclear Generating Station	Inspection reports and correspondence regarding monitoring programmes for waste disposal.	1989-1995	1/01/2026	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD9/452	Torness Nuclear Power Station	SSEB monthly gaseous discharge returns.	1987-1995	1/01/2026	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD9/453	Rosyth Naval Dockyard Base	Reports by Babcock Thorn Ltd on the discharge of gaseous effluent.	1987-1995	1/01/2026	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD9/611	Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF), Fisheries Laboratory.	Correspondence with MAFF Fisheries Laboratory regarding monitoring of aquatic environment around UK nuclear plants. Includes results, departmental observations, and Fisheries Laboratory reports: 'External radiation exposure pathways in the eastern Irish Sea'; 'Natural radionuclides in the UK marine environment'; and 'The use of caesium-137 to measure dispersion from discharge pipeline at nuclear sites in the UK'.	1988-1995	1/01/2026	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD9/612	Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF), Fisheries Laboratory - Environmental Monitoring.	MAFF Fisheries Laboratory aquatic monitoring around Scottish nuclear sites. Includes results, departmental observations and correspondence. Also includes Fisheries Laboratory report: 'Radioactivity in surface and coastal waters of the British Isles, 1993'.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD9/617	Holy Loch and Gareloch - Environmental Monitoring.	Results of Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Fisheries Laboratory environmental monitoring of Holy Loch and Gareloch, with reports on local habits.	1987-1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD9/621	COMARE Dounreay Beach Monitoring Working Group.	Papers and correspondence relating to meetings of COMARE Dounreay Beach Monitoring Working Group, including minutes of meeting, environmental monitoring reports and minutes of site inspection.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD9/622	Radioactivity in Drinking Water	Papers relating to testing of radioactivity in public water supplies in Scotland. Includes reports on and results of testing process; correspondence with Scottish Office Environment Department, Department of the Environment and the National Radiological Protection Board; correspondence with Scottish local authorities regarding changes in the testing process; administrative correspondence; and copy of agreement between the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry regarding analytical quality control under water supply regulations.	1992-1995	1/01/2026	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD9/628	H.M. Dockyard, Rosyth.	Departmental consideration and inspection of dockyard in relation to handling and disposal of radioactive waste. Includes correspondence; minutes of inspection visits; reports on procedures; radiological safety report on the Rosyth effluent treatment plant; and papers relating to question raised over possible health risks posed by discharges from Rosyth.	1984-1995	1/01/2026	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD9/639	Dounreay Nuclear Establishment - Tacky Shade Monitoring.	Correspondence relating to and results of Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) environmental testing around Dounreay. Includes MAFF report, The Dry Cloth Airborne Radioactivity Programme: Summary of Results 1987-1990, giving results for all UK nuclear powers stations.	1986-1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD9/640	Hunterston 'A' Nuclear Power Station.	Papers relating to authorisation of Hunterston 'A' under Radioactive Substances Act, 1960. Includes minutes of inspection visits by both HMIPI and HM Nuclear Installations Inspectorate; reports on disposal of radioactive waste from premises; proposals for solid radioactive waste disposal; radiological safety report; and papers relating to plans for decommissioning of Hunterston 'A'.	1992-1995	1/01/2026		
DD9/654	Correspondence with district councils and regional authorities: Midlothian District Council.	Correspondence with Midlothian District Council regarding the work of HMIPI within the district, with particular reference to air pollution, Edinburgh Crystal factory in Penicuik and the use of Melville Castle for Paintball games. Includes copy of Midlothian District Council's Environmental Health Handbook.	1976-1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD9/656	Correspondence with district councils and regional authorities: West Lothian District Council.	Correspondence with West Lothian District Council regarding the work of HMIPI within the district, with particular reference to development of premises for Vandervell (engineers), Whitehall Industrial Estate, Bathgate; reported death of search and rescue dogs involved in Lockerbie crash; and environmental monitoring at Pumpherston. Also includes a copy of West Lothian District Council's Environmental Strategy and Policy Statement.	1991-1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD9/661	Correspondence with regional authorities and district councils: Tayside Regional Council.	Correspondence with Tayside Regional Council regarding the work of HMIPI within the region, with particular reference to the Tayside Regional Report, 1976, produced under the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1973, and the Tayside Radiation Monitoring Scheme, with annual reports 'Radionuclide levels in Angus, Dundee and Perth & Kinross', 1991-1993.	1976-1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD9/699	European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) Treaty, Article 35	Papers relating to visit by representatives of Directorate General XI, Environment, Nuclear Safety and Civil Protection (DG XI), of the European Community (EC) to inspect environmental monitoring facilities at Dounreay Nuclear Establishment under article 35 of the Euratom treaty. Includes minutes of 'wash-up' meetings between HMIPI, Department of the Environment (DoE) and Atomic Energy Authority (AEA); departmental consideration of (DG XI) Technical Report on verification visit; copy correspondence between Alex Smith (MEP) and Jacques Delors, President of the European Commission, regarding the contamination of Dounreay beach.	1993-1995	1/01/2026	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD9/729	Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment (COMARE): Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee (RWMAC)	Departmental consideration of the publication by COMARE and RWMAC on the 'Potential Health Effects and Possible Sources of Radioactive Particles Found in the Vicinity of Dounreay Nuclear Establishment'; submissions to ministers regarding the recommendations in the report and correspondence with the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and the HMIPI; press cuttings relating to publicity surrounding the publication, including copies of report and papers issued to COMARE members for comment.	1995	1/01/2026	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD9/737	Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment (COMARE)	Working group on Dounreay beach monitoring; papers, agenda and correspondence.	1994-1995	1/01/2026	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD9/739	Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment (COMARE)	Working group on Dounreay beach monitoring: papers, minutes and correspondence.	1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD9/746	Dounreay Nuclear Establishment	Radioactive waste processing policy: departmental consideration, including proposals for storage and reprocessing.	1989-1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD9/749	Scottish Nuclear Ltd: Torness Nuclear Power Station	The proposed radioactive dry fuel store and the requirements of a submission under article 37 of the 1990 Euratom Treaty: correspondence, meetings and drafting of submissions, including data produced by Her Majesty's Industrial Pollution Inspectorate (HMIPI).	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD9/756	Revised Discharge Authorisations: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) Dounreay	Correspondence regarding an application for a certificate of authorisation from the Scottish Environmental Protection Authority to dispose of radioactive waste from Dounreay.	1997-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD12/3501	Forestry Review Group Report	Drafting and comments by Forestry Commission.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD12/3502	Forestry Review Group Report	Official consideration.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD12/3503	Forestry Review Group Report	Comments by part-time Forestry Commissioners: departmental consideration.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD12/3526	Regional Parks: Pentland Hills	First and second annual reports; publicity brochures; draft subject local plan.	1990-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD12/3561	Forestry Review Group	Forestry Commission: appointment of chairman and chairman's brief.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD12/3563	Forestry Review Group: Report	Departmental consideration, including possible privatisation.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD12/3733	Forestry Review Group Report	Publication of report and drafting.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD12/4093	Mainframe decommissioning; Scottish Record Office requirements	Migration of electronic records to the Scottish Record Office on the decommissioning of the Scottish Office's mainframe, including minutes of meetings, staffing implications, and schemes selected for permanent preservation.	1996-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD12/4102	Environmental Assessment: Kyle and Carrick District	Proposed extension of runway 21/03 at Prestwick International Airport: departmental consideration of the planning application requiring an environmental statement, including correspondence with the local authority and E.J. Lawrence the planning consultant acting on behalf of Prestwick International Airport.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD13/3081	Water Restructuring Briefing Group	Minutes and matters arising.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD13/3089	Water and Sewerage Restructuring	General.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD13/3098	Water and Sewerage Restructuring	Water authorities: general.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD13/3144	Waste Management Consultative Group	Minutes of meetings, papers and circulated papers.	1991-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD13/3174	Scottish Groundwater Protection Policy Document	Drafting.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD13/3196	Coast Protection Scheme	Gourdon Harbour: Ware Hole. Enclosures to DD13/3195.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD13/3204	Water Policy	Catchment Management issues: departmental consideration of policy, including schemes and research projects undertaken by the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) and Scottish National Heritage (SNH) resulting European Community (EC) directives.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD13/3205	Water Policy	Acidification of Scottish waters: general.	1995-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD13/3309	Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)	Proposals for establishment of SEPA and responses to consultation exercise.	1991-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD13/3336	Scottish Environment Protection Agency : Environment and Countryside Bill	Draft clauses and schedules: minor and consequential amendments to the legislation.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD13/3337	Scottish Environment Protection Agency : Environment and Countryside Bill	Draft clauses and schedules: minor and consequential amendments to the legislation.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD13/3339	Scottish Environment Protection Agency : Environment and Countryside Bill	Draft clauses and schedules: minor and consequential amendments to the legislation.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD17/1903	Public Transport Fund	Drafting of procedures and guidance for the management and administration of the fund, including evaluation and distribution of resources for particular projects: departmental consideration	1998	1/01/2029	Pre-ordering required	
DD17/1981	Civil Aviation	Loganair: general regarding air services and contracts.	1996-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD17/1982	Civil Aviation	Loganair: general, including Loganair's takeover of routes formally operated by British Regional Airways.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD17/1992	Civil Aviation	Edinburgh Airport: general: correspondence, including ministerial correspondence, papers including BAA Airports Traffic Statistics 1996/97; Transport links to the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood: correspondence.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD17/2054	Stornoway Airport	Development of facilities at Stornoway airport to include defence base for NATO. Correspondence, memoranda and press cuttings.	1977-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD17/2068	Glasgow Airport Initiative	Consideration of development plans, including a proposed international business centre, and a rail link to the airport.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD37/161	National Heritage	Cairngorms Working Party Interim Group: minutes of meetings, circulated papers and drafting of report.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD37/174	Rural Policy and Research	Responses to the consultation paper 'Towards a Development Strategy for Rural Scotland'.	1997-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD37/175	Rural Policy	Responses to consultation paper 'Towards a Development Strategy for Rural Scotland'.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD37/176	Rural Policy	Responses to the consultation paper 'Towards a Development Strategy for Rural Scotland'.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD37/185	Rural Policy	Departmental consideration of a draft response following consultations and submissions on the discussion paper 'Towards a Development Strategy for Rural Scotland'.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD37/186	Rural Policy	'Towards a Development Strategy for Rural Scotland: The Framework': launch of the document, including ministerial briefs and arrangements.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD37/207	Planning: Superquarry at Lingerabay, Harris.	Papers relating to application for the construction of a coastal quarry at Lingerabay, South Harris. Includes correspondence with the Western Isles Islands Council, specifications from developers, and witness statements to the public inquiry held regarding the development.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD37/208	Scottish Natural Heritage 	Papers relating to recruitment and appointment of the Chief Executive, including advertisement, job description, selection criteria, press release regarding appointment, and memorandum on the role of the Non-Departmental Public Body Accounting Officer.	1991-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD37/212	Nature Conservation Order: Loch Obisary.	Departmental minutes and correspondence with various government departments and wildlife associations regarding an appeal against the Loch Obisary Nature Conservation Order 1990 under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 by North Uist Fisheries Limited and North Uist Estate Trust.	1991-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
DD37/219	Oil Spillage: Braer Disaster	Ecological Steering Group on the Oil Spill in Shetland (ESGOSS): notes of meetings, drafting of the three monthly report, including correspondence on future funding arrangements and monitoring programmes; Includes a copy of a Greenpeace report on the environmental impact of the spill and a Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) report on 'Winter Seabird Monitoring, January to March 1993'.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
DD37/238	Cairngorms Working Party	Responses to the Working Party report 'Common Sense and Sustainability: A Partnership for the Cairngorms' from Scottish Natural Heritage, Scottish Landowners Federation and the Secretary of State, including briefing and correspondence.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
ED3/413	National Institutions: National Galleries of Scotland (NGS)	Departmental consideration of proposals for the establishment of a Gallery of Scottish Art. Includes departmental minutes on NGS sponsored report, 'The National Gallery of Scottish Art - economic appraisal'	1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
ED18/3650	School Inspectors' Reports	Dunbartonshire: Primary Schools Helensburgh, St Joseph's R C.	1971-1973	1/01/2014	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
ED18/3755	School Inspectors' Reports	Lanarkshire: Primary Schools Gartsherrie Academy.	1951-1973	1/01/2014	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
ED18/3893	School Inspectors' Reports	Lanarkshire: Senior Secondary Schools Motherwell, Braidhurst High.	1959-1973	1/01/2014	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
ED18/4275	School Inspectors' Reports	Glasgow: Senior Secondary Schools North Kelvinside.	1967-1973	1/01/2014	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
ED18/4293	School Inspectors' Reports	Glasgow: Senior Secondary Schools St Margaret Mary's R C 	1967-1973	1/01/2014	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
ED18/4326	School Inspectors' Reports	Glasgow: Special Schools Ladyloan R C 	1967-1973	1/01/2014	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
ED26/1778	Departmental Research	Scottish Further Education Unit report, 'Towards Councils of Excellence, A Study of the Introduction of the New Further Education College Council System': preparation, publication and distribution.	1990-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
ED26/1924	Finance: Annual Allocations of Capital Funding	Capital allocations to Further Education Colleges 1993 - 1994: general.	1991-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
ED26/2001	Higher Education	Ministerial briefing for meetings and visits.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
ED26/2014	Further Education Progress Group	Agendas and minutes of meetings.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
ED26/2030	European Community Regulations on Public Procurement	Principals of colleges as accounting officers: departmental consideration of effect of new EEC directives on award of public supply contracts on colleges.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
ED26/2041	Further Education Colleges	General, including departmental circulars to colleges on preparation arrangements for funding application methodologies and statistics.	1997-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
ED26/2071	Scottish Higher Education Funding Council	Joint Working Group on Performance Indicators Teaching Quality Sub-Group: agendas and minutes of meetings, including consideration of policy framework documents and circulated papers.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
ED26/2162	Social Exclusion	Development of policy on widening access to Further Education; Social Exclusion employment zones; Welfare Reform	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
ED26/2163	Scottish Higher Education Funding Council (SHEFC) Sponsorship Branch	Contributions and amendments to Annual Reports.	1996-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
ED26/2166	Universities: Policy and Planning	Proposal for a new University in the Highlands and Islands (UHI): departmental consideration of funding arrangements for the first years and the strategic plan, including ministerial visits and a review and evaluation of the UHI project; copy of the UHI Academic Standards and Quality Document, 1998.	1997-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
ED26/2167	Research into Women in Management in Further Education	Women into Further Education Management Advisory Group: minutes of meetings and draft chapters of the report; copy of the final draft and the executive summary publication.	1996-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
ED27/543	Further Education Policy	Working Group on the Future of Community Education: departmental consideration of the arrangements for the remit and membership, including agenda, minutes and circulated papers of the first meeting.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
ED27/544	Further Education Policy	Working Group on the Future of Community Education: drafting of papers and reports for consideration by the group.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
ED27/545	Further Education Policy	Working Group on the Future of Community Education: drafting of the report and consideration of comments by the Scottish Community Education Council (SCEC)	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
ED27/546	Further Education Policy	Working Group on the Future of Community Education: drafting of the final report, including submissions to ministers on progress.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
ED27/547	Further Education Policy	Working Group on the Future of Community Education: drafting of a report.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
ED28/485	Research, Studies and Surveys	Special Educational Needs Database (SEND) Project: departmental consideration of feasibility and expenditure, including the involvement of the Scottish Council for Educational Technology.	1988-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
ED33/39	Science Competitiveness	Technology Foresight Programme: departmental consideration of implementing foresight surveys and strategies, including correspondence with the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council (SHEFC) and the Office of Science and Technology (OST) on setting up phase II of the programme.	1997-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
ED39/781	Community Care Plans: Central Region	Draft joint community care plan, 1994-1997, by Central Regional Council and Forth Valley Health Board: departmental consideration.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
ED39/786	Community Care Plans: Fife Region	Submission of joint community care plan by Fife Regional Council and Fife Health Board: departmental consideration.	1991-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
ED39/789	Community Care Plans: Grampian Region	Submission of joint community care plan 1992-1995 by Grampian Regional Council and Grampian Health Board: departmental consideration.	1991-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
ED39/792	Community Care Plans: Lothian Region	Submission of joint community care plan 1992-1995 by Lothian Region and Lothian Health Board: departmental consideration.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
ED39/795	Community Care Plans: Strathclyde Region	Submission of joint community care plan by Strathclyde Region and Greater Glasgow Health Board: departmental consideration.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
ED39/797	Community Care Plans: Strathclyde Region	Submission of joint community care plan by Strathclyde Region and Lanarkshire Health Board: Lanarkshire housing plans.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
ED39/803	Community Care Plans: Shetland Islands	Submission of joint community care plan by Shetland Isles Council and Shetland Health Board: departmental consideration.	1991-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
ED39/805	Community Care Plans: Western Isles	Submission of Western Isles Council and Western Isles Health Board joint community care plan, including accountability review, 1993.	1991-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
ED39/806	Community Care Plans: Orkney Islands Council	Submission of joint community care plan by Orkney Islands Council and Orkney Health Board: departmental consideration.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
ED39/831	Community Care Plans: Lothian Region	Lothian Region and Lothian Health Board joint plan: review 1993.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
ED39/859	Social Work Services Group (SWSG)	Board meetings: minutes and working papers.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
ED39/863	Pre School Provision: Policy	Expanding opportunities for under fives: general.	1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
ED39/908	Prison Based Social Work Report	Response by Scottish Prisons Service (SPS).	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
ED39/930	Association of Directors of Social Work	Minutes of meetings with Social Work Services Group (SWSG); annual conference and speech by Lord Fraser, including briefing and background notes.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
ED39/958	Social Work Services: Inspectorate Management Group	General, including government proposals for changes in inspection system.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
ED39/959	Social Work Services: Inspection Programme Management Group	Minutes of meetings, agendas and working papers.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
ED39/970	Social Work Statistical Liaison Group (SWSLG)	Community care sub-group: minutes and papers, including reports on the Referrals, Assessment and Packages of Care (RAP) project.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
ED39/1043	Pre-School Provision: Harmonisation of Regulatory Standards :	Correspondence and reports on the regulatory standards of staffing, space and care in the public, private, voluntary and independent pre-school education sectors.	1997-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
ED39/1092	Pre-School Education: Gaelic	Consideration of budget allocation for pre-school Gaelic, and the curriculum framework.	1997-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
ED39/1102	Childrens Panels: Research	Evaluation of the effectiveness of the children's hearing system: departmental consideration and comment on the submitted report 'Decision Making in the Scottish Children's Hearings System' Hallet, C. and Murray, C. with Jamieson J. and Veitch W. University of Stirling, October 1997.	1997-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
ED39/1103	Children's Panels: Research	Evaluation of the effectiveness of the childrens hearings system: departmental consideration of the draft report and findings by the University of Edinburgh team for the cohort study 'The Scottish Children's Hearings: A Study of Children Referred in February 1995', including submissions for ministerial approval to publish; copies of the other research studies 'The Children's Hearing System in Context: A Review of Trends in Juvenile Justice and Child Care and Protection Systems' by C. Hallet and N. Hazel, University of Stirling, 1998 and 'Children's Hearings: Outcomes in Child Care Decision Making' by Department of Social Work University of Edinburgh, 1998.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
ED39/1104	Mental Handicap Policy	Resettlement of people with learning disabilities from Scottish hospitals: consideration of research reports by the Social Work Research Centre at Stirling University, including copies of the interim report of October 1997.	1997-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
ED45/167	5-14 Development Programme: Arrangements for National Testing	Minutes of 1st to 4th meetings of committee on testing.	1989-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
ED45/177	5-14 Development Programme: National Testing	Committee on testing: general, including complaints about teacher workload.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
ED45/183	5-14 Development Programme: Committee on National Testing	Sub-committee on language: general, including revision of writing criteria.	1989-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
ED45/246	The Assessment of Achievement Programme (AAP) : English	Fifth survey of attainment in English Language, 1998; planning papers - specification for survey, estimates of costs, survey design specifications, pilot surveys, and applications for AAP English Specialist positions. Also includes proposals and correspondence regarding AAP assessments in Modern Languages.	1997-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
ED45/256	HM Inspectorate of Education: Mathematic Panel 	Minutes and papers from March 1983 - January 1998.	1983-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
ED48/2220	Careers Service Matters	Scottish career service consultative group: minutes and general, including report on careers education in Tayside secondary schools.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
ED48/2278	Special Educational Needs	Funding of places at independent schools: general.	1988-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
ED48/2325	Scottish School Board Association	General, including minutes of meetings and notes with departmental officials and ministers; responses to presentation of departmental consultation papers on 'School Management: The Way Ahead', 'National Testing' and anti-vandalism initiatives.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
ED48/2400	Scottish Consultative Council on the Curriculum (SCCC)	Board of Management: circulated papers, including background notes to proposed Corporate plan.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
ED48/2475	Higher Still	Higher Still Information and Publicity Group: papers, including minutes of meetings, draft Strategy Paper, press cuttings and Higher Still Development Plan; correspondence.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
ED48/2481	Scottish Consultative Council on the Curriculum	Committee on Special Educational Needs: reports; minutes of meetings.	1990-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
ED48/2519	State School Organisation: School Boards	Papers relating to departmental funded policy related research and evaluation relating to School Boards. Includes planning and review of publications; 'Making School Boards Work', 'School Boards Conference Report', 'Enterprise Initiatives within the framework of Devolved School Management', 'Scottish Experience of Devolved Management: An enhanced role for School Boards', 'Making School Boards Better', and a copy of HM Inspectors of Schools report, 'School Boards'.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
ED48/2524	Discipline, Suspension and Exclusion.	Papers relating to policies on exclusions from school. Includes correspondence with members of parliament and regional councils regarding specific instances of exclusion; departmental minutes on discipline, exclusions and truancy, teacher workload, and statistics on exclusions from schools; correspondence with the Scottish Council for Research in Education regarding their Truancy and Attendance Survey; Department for Education consultation paper, 'Categorisation of Absence' and discussion paper, 'Exclusions'; and Barnardos report 'School's Out : the family perspective on school exclusion'.	1990-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
ED48/2530	Self-governing schools; Dornoch Academy. Preparation, submission and decision.	Consideration of an application from Dornoch Academy (the first self-governing school in Scotland) to upgrade to six-year status from two-year. Includes discussion of meeting the needs of children with special educational requirements, general correspondence, minutes of meetings, formal proposal, and Highland Regional Council's comments.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
ED48/2531	Self-governing schools; Dornoch Academy. Preparation, submission and decision.	Correspondence, press-releases, and parliamentary questions about the incorporation of Dornoch Academy as the first self-governing school in Scotland and its application for change in status to a 6-year school. Includes circular about procedures for checking possible criminal backgrounds of prospective employees.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
ED48/2551	Adult and Continuing Education	Meetings, reviews and recommendations for the Scottish Wider Access Programme, providing continuing higher education to mature age students.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
ED48/2617	Curriculum and Assessment 5-14: Review and Development Groups	Religious and moral education: papers relating to the production of national guidelines and a supplement for Catholic schools.	1991-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
ED65/4	Higher Still Research	Research: evaluation of Higher Still.	1997-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
ED65/8	Higher Still	Responses to consultation paper from schools and others.	1996-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
ED65/12	Higher Still	Further Education: general issues.	1997-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
ED65/17	Higher Still: Education Authorities	Implementation: meetings with Education Authority managers and consultation papers.	1997-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
ED65/18	Higher Still: Education Authorities	Implementation: arrangements for meetings.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
ED65/19	Higher Still: Education Authorities	Implementation: meetings of Strategy Groups.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
ED65/22	Higher Still	Consultation with Educational Institute of Scotland and other teachers' unions, and responses.	1996-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
ED65/31	Higher Still	Implementation strategy from May 1997.	1997-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
ED65/32	Higher Still	Implementation strategy from May 1997.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
ED65/33	Higher Still	Implementation strategy from May 1997.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
ED65/42	Higher Still	National Liaison Group: papers and reports.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
ED65/43	Higher Still	National Liaison Group: guidance notes; applications from individual institutions to delay introduction of new syllabus.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
ED65/62	Higher Still	Scottish Upper Secondary Awards Feasibility Study: proposals and reports.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
ED65/78	Higher Still	Introductory workshop: letter sent to attendees.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
ED65/87	Higher Still	Specialised Groups: membership and remits of various groups, including minutes and circulated papers.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
ED65/100	Higher Still	English and Communication: departmental consideration of issues concerning units and courses, including correspondence from teachers and teacher's representatives.	1997-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
ED65/112	Higher Still	Scottish Consultative Council on the Curriculum Sub-Group on use of National Certificate and Vocational Qualifications in Upper Secondary Education: minutes of meetings and circulated papers for consideration.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
ED65/120	Howie Committee	Review of curriculum and examinations in 5th and 6th year: final drafting and launch of a White Paper, 'Higher Still: Opportunity for All'. 	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
ED65/124	Higher Still Implementation Group	Minutes and papers of meetings of the Higher Still Implementation Group, with notes of departmental representative.	1997-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
ED65/125	Higher Still Implementation Group	Minutes, circulated papers and notes of meetings of the Higher Still Implementation Group.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH16/437	Criminal case file: Brian James Bates	.	1963	1/01/2014	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH41/2121	Legal Aid	Departmental paper, 'The Scottish Legal Profession: The Way Forward': legal aid aspects.	1989-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH41/2287	Legal Aid (S) Act, 1986	Criminal Legal Aid Amendment Regulations: departmental consideration and drafting.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH41/2288	Legal Aid (S) Act, 1986	Civil Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) (S) Regulations, 1994: departmental consideration and drafting.	1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH41/2289	Legal Aid (S) Act, 1986	Amendments to criminal and civil legal aid regulations: departmental consideration and drafting.	1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH41/2301	Open Government: Review and Disposal of Departmental Files	General, including draft guidelines for review and disposal of files; Scottish Office office automation standards and guidance; information on IMPReS system.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH41/2305	Scottish Legal Aid Board	Financial memorandum governing SLAB operations: departmental consideration and general.	1991-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH41/2421	Public Records: Registers of Scotland	Coal Industry Bill: registration of interests in coal: departmental consideration.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH41/2477/1	Miscellaneous Legislation: Scotland Bill	Notes on amendments.

One document has been removed from this file as it contains personal information which is exempt from release under Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. This document is now held under the reference HH41/2477/2. 	1997-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH41/2592	Legal Aid: Financial Conditions for Eligibility	Review of criminal evidence and procedure: response by Edinburgh Bar Association and others.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH41/2641	Scottish Record Office: Next Steps to Privatisation	Possible privatisation of SRO, including Scottish Office Central Research Unit report on readers' services; plans for refurbishment of General Register House; completion of Thomas Thomson House.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH41/2670	"Open Government" Initiative	Review and disposal of departmental files: general.	1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH41/2686	Open Government Initiative	Review and disposal of departmental files: departmental consideration of revised closure periods and sensitive files.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH41/2687	Office Procedure: Review of Classified Files	Release of public records under thirty year closure rule: departmental consideration, including report of Scottish Records Advisory Council, 1987.	1987-1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH41/2808	Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB)	Financial memorandum: drafting	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH41/2809	Requirement of Writings (S) Bill	Instructions to Draftsman.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH41/2820	House Purchasing and Conveyancing	Building Societies Bill and Act: Notes and departmental consideration of amendments	1986-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH41/2832	Legal Aid	European Court of Human Rights: Maxwell versus the UK under article 6 on the right to legal representation: preparations for the case and consideration of the judgement.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH41/2838	Public Records Preservation and Destruction Provisions for archives and records management in the Local Government (S) Bill 1994.	Consideration of representations from local authority archives and the Keeper of the Records concerning clauses on the transmission, acquisition and disposal of records; briefing and speaking notes on amendment clauses of the bill in the House of Commons.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH41/2840	Legal Aid	General, including the draft amendment regulations to s31 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (S) Act, 1990 concerning extended rights of audience for solicitors in High Court; monitoring of the amendment in practice and representations from lawyers and legal bodies.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH41/2841	Scottish Legal Services Ombudsman	Drafting of second and third annual reports for 1992 and 1993: departmental consideration and responses to recommendations.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH41/2842	Scottish Legal Services Ombudsman	General, including Secretary of State's directions to ombudsman and consideration of prominent legal issues.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH41/2844	Legal Aid	Wotherspoon versus the UK at the European Commission of Human Rights concerning the refusal of legal aid for representation at his appeal: report of legal reasons for the refusal of appeal in Scotland, application to ECHR and consideration of case merits.	1989-1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH41/2845	Civil Law Research	Research into funding of claims for personal injury actions: advisory group meetings and progress reports, including draft reports; final draft of 'Personal Injury Litigation in Scottish Courts: A Descriptive Analysis' by G. Cameron and R. Johnston, University of Dundee, 1993 and draft of 'Funding Issues in Personal Injury Litigation' by University of Strathclyde Law School.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH41/2868	Scotland Bill, 1997	Notes on amendments: general.	1997-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH41/2871	Reform of Legal Aid	Responses to consultation paper by Rights Offices, Equality bodies, Citizens Advice Bureaux and others.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH41/2872	Legal Aid Reform	Civil legal aid consultation paper: response from the Law Society of Scotland.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH41/2873	Possible Green Paper on Civil Legal Aid Reform	Consultation paper: responses from legal profession.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH41/2874	Possible Green Paper on Civil Legal Aid Reform	Responses to consultation paper by judiciary.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH41/2875	Possible Green Paper on Civil Legal Aid Reform	Responses to consultation paper by councils	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH41/2876	Possible Green Paper on Civil Legal Aid Reform	Response to consultation paper by universities.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH41/2877	Possible Green Paper on Civil Legal Aid Reform	Responses to consultation paper by welfare organisations.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH41/2878	Possible Green Paper on Civil Legal Aid Reform	Responses to consultation paper by non-departmental government bodies (quangos).	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH41/2891	Scottish Legal Services Ombudsman	Implementation and appointment of an ombudsman, including the drafting of a report to the Secretary of State by the Selection Committee.	1990-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH41/2895	Legal Aid	Departmental consultation paper, 'Criminal Legal Aid Review': consideration of summary responses.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH41/2897	Legal Aid	Departmental consultation paper, 'Criminal Legal Aid Review': responses from legal bodies, including the Edinburgh Bar Association, Law Society and the Scottish Legal Aid Board.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH41/2898	Legal Aid	Criminal Legal Aid Review: departmental consideration of the costs and savings arising from issues raised in the consultation paper on criminal legal aid in Scotland.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH41/2899	Legal Aid	Departmental consultation paper, 'Criminal Legal Aid Review': responses on fees and costs of proposals.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH41/2907	Legal Aid	Financial forecasting review: departmental consideration of reports by Legal Aid Management Information Steering Group (LAMISG), Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) and Scottish Office Audit Unit (SOAU) on methodology for monitoring expenditure.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH41/2936	House Purchase and Conveyancing	Departmental consideration of reports and circulated papers on proposals for management of common property in multi ownership buildings.	1989-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH41/2947	Land Tenure: Policy	Representations on reform of land tenure system: general.	1989-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH41/2952	Legislation on leases	Problems of leasehold casualties: departmental consideration of ministerial correspondence, including ministerial briefings and the publication of Scottish Law Commission discussion papers and reports on Leasehold Casualties; ministerial correspondence refers primarily to the dealings of M.R.S. Hamilton Ltd who bought estates and titles in Lanarkshire and revived leasehold casualties.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH41/2953/1	Legislation on leases	Final drafting and launch of Scottish Law Commission's report on leasehold casualties. Departmental consideration of the report and its recommendations.

Some information has been removed from this file as it is exempt from release under Section 36(1) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. Redacted copies of some documents, with exempt information removed, are available on this file. The original documents which have been removed are now found under the reference HH41/2953/2.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH41/2954/1	Legislation on leases	Departmental consideration of legislation following the recommendations contained in the Scottish Law Commission's report into leasehold casualties.

Some information has been removed from this file as it is exempt from release under Section 36(1) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. Redacted copies of some documents, with exempt information removed, are available on this file. The original documents which have been removed are now found under the reference HH41/2954/2.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH41/2955/1	Legislation on leases	Departmental consideration of the European Convention of Human Rights implications of implementing the recommendations of the Scottish Law Commission’s report, including preparation of draft instructions for a Private Member's Bill.

Some information has been removed from this file as it is exempt from release under Section 36(1) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. Redacted copies of some documents, with exempt information removed, are available on this file. The original documents which have been removed are now found under the reference HH41/2955/2. 	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH41/2960	Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration (PCA)	Consideration of whether the Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) should come under the jurisdiction of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration (PCA) in cases of maladministration, including a departmental draft response to the Select Committee on the (PCA) on the practice of government departments and agencies granting redress to those affected by maladministration.	1985-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH41/2980	Department of Registers of Scotland (DRS)	Proposed changes in fees charged: drafting of orders	1995-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH41/2983	Land Tenure Casework	Departmental consideration of correspondence on boundary disputes concerning hedges and large trees.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH41/3000	Legal Aid	Boner v. UK Government - application to the European Commission of Human Rights regarding the refusal of legal aid to bring an appeal: correspondence; drafting and copy of UK Observations; applicant's Observations; Report of the Commission; departmental papers; drafting and copy of UK Memorial to be lodged with the European Court of Human Rights; applicant's Memorial.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH41/3014	House Purchase and Conveyancing	Notice of payment of repairs grants by local authorities: correspondence; Scottish Office Home and Health Department Consultation on Property Enquiry Certificates: responses; copy of Scottish Office Environment Department consultation paper Review of the Town and Country Planning System in Scotland.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH41/3016	House Purchase and Conveyancing	The Home Buying Process (in England and Wales): A Study of Transactions by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR): Research Proposals; Steering Group papers; Pilot Study Summary; Draft Consultation Paper; Draft Report; related correspondence.	1997-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH41/3032	Public Records: Registers of Scotland	Drafting of Annual Report, Corporate Plan and Land Register Extension Programme: Annual Report and Accounts, 1995-1996: Profile of the Registers of Scotland, Executive Agency, 1996: Working Better Together- Annual Report and Accounts, 1996-1997.	1996-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH41/3033	Public Records: Registers of Scotland (RoS)	Fees in the Registers of Scotland Order, 1998: Agency consideration of a fees review: reactions from the Society of Scottish Searchers: RoS Fees and Charges Group Review of Fees for Land Register and Sasine Searches Via Direct Access, 1998: Report of the RoS Fees and Charges Group Land Register Reports Service, 1998.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH41/3034	Public Records: Registers of Scotland (RoS)	RoS Quinquennial Review: departmental preparation for Review and tendering: 1995 Guidelines on Agency Reviews.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH41/3035	Scotland Bill	Departmental consideration of drafting and Government amendments: general.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH41/3065	Legislation: Scotland Bill	Drafting of notes on clauses and amendments for the Committee and Report stages, including ministerial briefings and correspondence with the Law Society of Scotland on clause 45 concerning the appointment of the Lord Advocate and the Solicitor General posts.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH41/3068	Legal Aid Fees: Orkney Child Abuse Case.	Departmental consideration of legal aid arrangements for lawyers representing families involved in the Orkney child abuse case, and for the representation of all parties at the subsequent judicial inquiry. Includes departmental minutes, correspondence with solicitors and the Law Society of Scotland; ministerial correspondence with local Member of Parliament, Jim Wallace MP, and briefing notes.	1991	1/01/2022	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH41/3093	Standing Committee on Criminal Procedure (Maclean Committee)	Consideration of proposals submitted by committee for amendments to the Criminal Justice (S) Act, 1975.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH41/3098	Consolidation of Criminal Procedure Act, 1975	Comments on draft clauses and consideration of amendments.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH41/3105	Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (S) Bill	Departmental consideration of amendments concerning charities and religious bodies; letters and opinions from interested bodies.	1988-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH41/3113	Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill	Introduction of Private Member's Bill on the abolition of the not proven verdict and departmental consideration of related issues.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH41/3115	Single Parent Families	Provision of grants to the Scottish Council for Single Parents, later called One Parent Families Scotland. Includes reports and minutes of meetings, and internal memoranda on teenage pregnancy issues.	1994-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH41/3120	Criminal Justice Review	Publication of consultation paper on improvements to the jury system and the future of the not proven verdict, including ministerial correspondence.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH48/77/28	Scottish Home and Health Department	Police (Chief Constables) Circulars (1-6, 8, 10)	1991	1/01/2022	Pre-ordering required	
HH51/455/1	Civil Defence Honours and Awards	Administration: Civil Defence long service medal, including royal warrant instituting medal.

Five documents originally found on this file contain personal information which is exempt from release under Section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. Redacted copies of these documents, with the exempt information removed, are found on the file. The original documents are now found under the reference HH51/455/2	1986-1993	1/01/2024	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH54/590/1	Fire Services: Honours and Awards	Gallant and commendable acts by Fire Brigade members: recommendations following Lockerbie Aircraft Disaster, 21 December 1988.

Documents containing information which is exempt from release under Section 41(a) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 ('Communications with Her Majesty, Honours etc.') have been removed from this file. The original documents are now found on file reference HH54/590/2. Redacted copies of some of the documents, with the exempt information removed, are found on this file (HH91/22/1). 	1989-1990	1/01/2021	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH54/669	Brigade Inspections: Grampian Fire Brigade	Drafting of annual inspection reports 1992 and 1993.	1982-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH54/670	Inspection Reports: Grampian Fire Brigade 1993-94	Publication of inspection reports by HM Inspectorate of Fire Services: departmental consideration.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH54/672	Brigade Inspections: Strathclyde Fire Brigade	Publication and drafting of HM Inspectorate of Fire Services annual reports.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH54/673	Brigade Inspections: Tayside Fire Brigade	Publication and drafting of HM Inspectorate of Fire Services annual reports 1993-1994 and short note on history of brigade.	1982-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH54/674	Scottish Central Fire Brigades Advisory Council	General.	1991-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH54/675	Scottish Central Fire Brigades Advisory Council (SCFBAC)	General.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH54/676	Scottish Central Fire Brigades Advisory Council (SCFBAC)	Agenda and minutes of 41st to 79th meetings.	1974-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH54/686	Scottish Central Fire Brigades Advisory Council (SCFBAC)	Minutes of special meeting on 23 March, including proposals for sub-committee on firefighting at sea.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH54/698	Scottish Fire Indicators Implementation Working Group	Agendas, arrangements for meetings and circulated statistical papers and reports.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH54/715	Fire Brigade: Honours and Awards	Gallant and commendable action by members of the fire brigade: general.	1973-1991	1/01/2022	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH54/717	Fire Protection, Prevention and Precautions	Scottish Consultative Committee on Fire Prevention: papers circulated	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH54/718	Fire Prevention, Precaution and Protection	Scottish Consultative Committee on Fire Prevention: agenda and minutes of 17th to 19th meetings.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH54/727	Fire Protection, Prevention and Precautions	Publicity material for children: "Find out .. about the Fire Brigade". Drafts and amendments.	1991-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH55/1665/1	Inquiry into Police Responsibilities and Rewards (Chairman Sir Patrick Sheehy)	General.

Documents containing information which is exempt from release under Sections 39 and 30 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 have been removed from this file. The original documents are now found on file reference HH55/1665/2. 	1992	1/01/2023	Pre-ordering required	
HH55/1816	Supply of Information	Disclosure of information on criminal convictions for employment purposes: departmental consideration of drafting consultation papers, including access to records held by the Scottish Criminal Records Office (SCRO) and European Community (EC) directives on the disclosure of environmental information.	1988-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH55/1831	Police: Annual Reports	Amendment of the Police (S) Act 1967 to align Chief Constables' Reports with the financial year, as part of the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994: departmental consideration and consultation; copies of notes on the Bill, and the Acts.	1991-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH55/1881/1	Inquiry into Police Responsibilities and Rewards (Chairman Sir Patrick Sheehy)	Meetings and correspondence with Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (CoSLA) and Scottish police associations concerning pay and conditions of service; Includes correspondence with the Home Office and the Treasury. 

Documents containing information which is exempt from release under Section 3 (2) (a) (ii) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 have been removed from this file. The original documents are now found on file reference HH55/1881/2	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH55/1887	Organisation of Police Forces: Local Government etc. (Scotland ) Bill	Papers relating to departmental consideration of reforms. Includes discussion of Police Force areas, Joint Police Boards, finance, staff transfer and pension arrangements	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH56/126	Civil Emergencies: Emergency Planning Review	Departmental consideration of Home Office guidance on peacetime emergency preparedness and its issue to Scottish authorities.	1991-1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH57/348/2	Incident Reports	Inverness Prison. Enclosure to HH57/348/1 	1971-1973	1/01/2014	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH57/2035	Scottish Prison Service: Governors In Charge	Operational meetings: minutes and agendas.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH57/2050	Scottish Prison Service: Agency Status	Publication of second corporate plan: drafting.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH57/2051	Scottish Prisons Service	Inverness Segregation Unit: possible closure.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH57/2052	Penal Establishments	Reporting of incidents to headquarters and the press: drafting of guidelines.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH57/2057	Scottish Prison Service: Agency Status	Corporate plan, 1994-1997: drafting.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH57/2058	Scottish Prison Service: Inmates' Education	Advisory group on learning opportunities (AGLO): minutes of sixth and seventh meetings and working papers.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH57/2090	HM Chief Inspector of Prisons Reports: Low Moss	Drafting and publication of 1993 report and follow-up inspection in February 1998: departmental consideration.	1993-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH57/2119	HM Chief Inspector of Prisons Reports: Polmont	Drafting and publication of reports for 1994 and 1998, including consideration of recommendations.	1994-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH57/2120	HM Chief Inspector of Prisons Reports: Shotts National Induction Centre	Drafting and publication of 1998 report.	1997-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH57/2121	HM Chief Inspector of Prisons Reports: Penninghame	Drafting and publication of 1992 and 1997 reports.	1992-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH57/2124	Dungavel	Planning of employment, training and activities: departmental consideration	1987-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH57/2126	HM Chief Inspector of Prisons Reports: Dungavel	Copies of the reports for 1991and 1995, including briefings for inspectors before publication and consideration of recommended action.	1991-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH57/2127	HM Chief Inspector of Prisons Reports: Glenochil	Publication of the reports for 1996 and recommended action; Includes an intermediate inspection report for 1998.	1995-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH57/2149/1	Prisons: Operations	Prisons policy and comprehensive spending review. 

One document originally found on this file contains sensitive personal information which is exempt from release under Section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. A redacted copy of this document, with the exempt information removed, is found on the file. The original document is now found under the reference HH57/2149/2.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH59/183	Mental Health Services	Contact between mental institutions and relatives of long-term patients: general, including use of hospital minibuses to facilitate visits.	1968-1973	1/01/2014	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH59/281	Mental Welfare Commission: Functions and Duties	Memorandum of agreement between Scottish Office Department of Health and Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland setting out Framework for policy, planning, financial control and accountability for MWC: drafting.	1996-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/997	Criminal Justice Review	Royal Commission on Criminal Justice: consideration of witness intimidation 	1993-1995	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/998	Criminal Justice Review	Draft White Paper: departmental consideration 	1994	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/999	Criminal Justice Review	Fourth consultation paper on sentencing and appeals: response from Lord Justice General 	1993-1994	1/01/2014	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1000	Criminal Justice Review	Ministerial group on crime: minutes, including briefing notes for Secretary of State's reception at National Crime Prevention Campaign 	1993-1995	1/01/2015	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1001	Criminal Justice Review	Ministerial comments on White Paper "Improving the Delivery of Justice in Scotland" and EDH approval for publication 	1994	1/01/2014	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1002	Criminal Justice Review	Arrangements for launch of White Paper 'Firm and Fair; Improving the Delivery of Justice in Scotland' 	1994	1/01/2014	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1003	Criminal Justice Review	Briefing notes for launch of White Paper 'Firm and Fair; Improving the Delivery of Justice in Scotland' 	1994	1/01/2014	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1004	Criminal Justice Review	White Paper 'Firm and Fair': responses from Association of Directors of Social Work and others, including objections by J Beltrami to jury reform.	1994	1/01/2014	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1005	Criminal Justice Review	Labour Party consultative paper on criminal justice system in Scotland 'Protection and Justice': departmental consideration 	1994	1/01/2014	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1018	Criminal Justice Review: Criminal Justice (S) Bill, 1994	Departmental consideration and general 	1994-1995	1/01/2017	Pre-ordering required	
HH60/1019	Criminal Justice Review: Criminal Justice (S) Bill, 1994	Preliminary consideration of proposed bill and policy instructions 	1994	1/01/2017	Pre-ordering required	
HH60/1020	Criminal Justice Review: Criminal Justice (S) Bill, 1994	Preliminary consideration of proposed bill and policy instructions 	1994	1/01/2017	Pre-ordering required	
HH60/1021	Criminal Appeal Act, 1995	Extension of powers to Scotland, including retrials following acquittals: departmental consideration 	1995	1/01/2017	Pre-ordering required	
HH60/1029	Royal Commission on Criminal Justice	Miscarriages of justice: general, including briefing notes on procedures for dealing with alleged miscarriages of justice and discussion paper on appeals criteria and establishment of criminal cases review authority.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH60/1044	Criminal Justice: Penalties, Fines and Forfeitures	Scottish Office consultation paper, 'Fines Enforcement and Supervised Attendances': responses from district courts and others.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH60/1077	Criminal Justice Review	Criminal Procedure (S) Act 1975: consolidation.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH60/1108	Criminal Justice (S) Bill 1994-1995	Representations from individuals concerning Bill 	1995	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1109	Criminal Justice (S) Bill 1994-1995	Appeals procedures and criteria 	1994-1995	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1110	Criminal Justice (S) Bill 1994-1995	Abolition of the 'not proven' verdict and changes to the jury system 	1994-1995	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1111	Criminal Justice (S) Bill 1994-1995	Amendment and improvements to legal aid system 	1994-1995	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1112	Criminal Justice (S) Bill 1994-1995	Miscarriage of justice: establishing new machinery 	1994-1995	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1113	Criminal Justice (S) Bill 1994-1995	Implementation of any other Royal Commission on Criminal Justice recommendations: reporting of allegations made during a speech in mitigation	1994-1997	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1114	Criminal Justice (S) Bill 1994-1995	Criminal procedure in respect of those unfit to plead or acquitted on grounds of insanity 	1994-1995	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1116	Criminal Justice (S) Bill 1994	Race and the criminal justice system: possible extension of s95 of Criminal Justice Act 1991 to Scotland 	1994	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1117	Criminal Justice (S) Bill	Core background briefing 	1994-1995	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1118	Criminal Justice (S) Bill	Acts of adjournal 	1994	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1119	Criminal Justice (S) Bill	Police bail 	1994	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1120	Criminal Justice (S) Bill	Memorandum to the Delegated Powers Scrutiny Committee in the House of Lords' identifying the provisions which give powers for delegated legislation 	1994-1996	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1121	Criminal Justice (S) Bill 1994	EDH (Cabinet Office Home and Social Affairs Committee) correspondence especially on right to silence 	1994-1995	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1122	Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill 	EDH (Cabinet Office Home and Social Affairs Committee) correspondence. 	1995	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1125	Criminal Justice (S) Bill 1994	Short sentence licence duration 	1995	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1127	Criminal Justice (S) Bill 1994-1995	Lockerbie Leak Inquiry and corrections to draft handbook on procedure in the promotion of a Scottish bill	1995	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1129	Criminal Justice (S) Bill 1994	Standard fees for summary criminal legal aid 	1995	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1130	Criminal Justice (S) Bill 1994	Rules council for criminal court proceedings 	1995	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1131	Criminal Justice (S) Bill 1984	Special defences: automatism and coercion 	1995-1996	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1132	Criminal Justice (S) Bill 1993-1994	Scottish criminal justice review: general 	1993-1994	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1133	Criminal Justice (S) Bill 1993-1994	Scottish criminal justice review and Scottish aspects of Criminal Justice and Public Order Bill 	1994	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1134	Criminal Justice (S) Act 1995	General 	1995-1996	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1135	Criminal Justice (S) Act 1995	Commencement arrangements 	1995	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1136	Criminal Justice (S) Act 1995	Action following enactment and draft circulars 	1995	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1137	Criminal Justice (S) Act 1995	Action following enactment of bill and circular 	1995-1996	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1138	Criminal Justice (S) Act 1995	Action following enactment of bill: notes on sections 	1995-1996	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1139	Criminal Justice (S) Bill	Policy instructions: alternatives to prosecution instruction nos.104-105 	1994	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1140	Criminal Justice (S) Bill 1994	Policy instructions: McLean Committee instruction nos. 114-139, 412-413 	1994-1995	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1141	Criminal Justice (S) Bill 1994	Policy instructions: right to silence instructions nos. 140-143 	1994-1995	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1142	Criminal Justice (S) Bill 1994	Policy instructions: appeals proceedings instruction nos. 200/203 	1994-1995	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1143	Criminal Justice (S) Bill 1994	Policy instructions: insanity instruction nos. 310-334 and A00 	1994	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1144	Criminal Justice (S) Bill 1994	Policy instructions: insanity instruction nos. 310-334 and A00	1994-1995	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1145	Criminal Justice (S) Bill 1994-1995	House of Commons: clause 78 stand part note 	1995	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1168	Criminal Justice (S) Bill 1993-1994	Scottish criminal justice review: background notes on amendments and new clauses. 	1994-1995	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1169	Criminal Justice (S) Act, 1995	Media strategy and publicity campaign. File Open 2017.	1995-1996	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1170	Criminal Justice (S) Act, 1995	Ministerial briefing on new appeals procedures. 	1995	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1174	Criminal Justice (S) Bill 1994	Policy instructions: juries, instruction nos. 106-113 	1994	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1175	Criminal Justice (S) Bill 1994	Policy instructions: bail, instruction nos. 400-404. File open 2017.	1994-1995	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1176	Criminal Justice (S) Bill 1994	Policy Instructions: Fine Enforcement and Supervised Attendance Orders, instruction nos. 405-410. 	1994	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1177	Criminal Justice (S) Bill 1994	Policy instructions: forfeiture and confiscation, instruction no. 414 	1994-1995	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1178	Criminal Justice (S) Bill 1994	Policy instructions: scientific evidence, instruction nos. 601-603, 605-608 and 800 	1994	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1179	Criminal Justice (S) Bill 1994	Policy instructions: witnesses, instruction nos. 604, 609 and 614 File open 2017.	1994	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1180	Criminal Justice (S) Bill 1994	Policy Instructions: evidence, instruction nos. 610-613 	1994	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1181	Criminal Justice (S) Bill 1994	Policy instructions: hearsay, instruction nos. 615-616 	1994	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1182	Criminal Justice (S) Bill 1994	Policy instructions: Legal Aid, instruction no. 700 	1994	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1183	Criminal Justice (S) Bill 1994	Policy instruction: police powers and scientific evidence, instruction nos. 801-804 	1994-1995	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1184	Criminal Justice (S) Bill 1994	Policy instructions: social work services, instruction Nos. 900, 913, including instructions to draftsmen. 	1994	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1185	Criminal Justice (S) Bill 1994	Policy instructions: child detainees 	1994	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1186	Criminal Justice (S) Bill 1994	Policy instructions: Pre-Consolidation Amendment, lodging of lists of defence witnesses and productions 10 days before trial 	1994	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1187	Criminal Justice (S) Bill 1994	Policy instructions: time bar provisions on Summary Proceedings 	1994-1995	1/01/2017	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH60/1264	Scottish Law Commission Report on Confiscation and Forfeiture.	Departmental consideration of the Scottish Law Commission's report on confiscation and forfeiture in relation to the proceeds of crime, and of the arrangements for its publication. Includes a copy of the report, departmental minutes and submission to ministers.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH60/1285	Criminal Justice (S) Bill, 1994	House of Lords report: notes on amendments.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH60/1290	Criminal Justice Liaison Group	Strategic planning workshops: agendas, minutes of meetings and circulated papers	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH61/1352	Community Medicine: General Questions	Amalgamation of Environmental Health (S) Unit with Communicable Diseases (S) Unit: departmental consideration.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH61/1421	Review of Responsibility for Public Health (S)	Minutes of meetings and circulated papers of the Public Health Review Group.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH61/1435	Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation	Main Committee: minutes of meetings, agenda and circulated papers.	1984-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH61/1483	Burial and Cremation	Drafting of the "Autopsy Services in Scotland" report by the National Advisory Committee for Scientific Services Working Group on Autopsy Services, and papers of the Working Group on Forensic Mortuaries.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH61/1484	Burial and Cremation	Burial Grounds: policy and representations: general.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH61/1508	Health Education: Food Standards Agency.	Departmental consideration of Department of Health and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food White Paper and policy instructions on the establishment of a Food Standards Agency. Includes consultation with external bodies including the Scottish Consumer Council and Health Education Board for Scotland, and minutes of meetings of the Food Standards Agency Task 5/Sub-Group 7: Nutrition and Diet working group.	1997-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH61/1527	Scottish Office Working Group on Drug Misuse.	Minutes, agenda, papers and Chairman's notes of meetings of the Working Group on Drug Misuse and the Ministerial Group on the Misuse of Drugs. Includes Home Office publication, 'Statistics of the misuse of drugs: seizures and offenders dealt with, United Kingdom, 1989'.	1987-1991	1/01/2022	Pre-ordering required	
HH61/1533	Vaccination and Immunisation Policy	Triple Vaccine (Measles, Mumps and Rubella): ministerial correspondence with parents concerning links between MMR and autism.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH61/1534	Lanarkshire E Coli Outbreak	Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI): ministerial briefing and correspondence with legal opinion and solicitors acting on behalf of victims families. Includes summary reports from the FAI proceedings.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH61/1535	Communicable and Specific Diseases	Consideration of the benefits and resource implications for the universal antenatal screening for Hepatitis B as recommended by the National Screening Committee.	1997-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH61/1536	Communicable and Specific Diseases	Medical research suggesting links between the Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine and Crohn's disease, including links with autism: ministerial briefings and press release by the Chief Medical Officer (CMO).	1997-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH61/1537	Screening in Medical Care: Cervical Cytology: Inverclyde Inquiry Report:	Clinical Working Party on Internal Quality Control: minutes and papers.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH61/1538	Screening in Medical Care: Cervical Cytology: Inverclyde Inquiry Report	Clinical Working Party on Internal Quality Control: minutes of meetings and papers.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH61/1541	Disease and Accident Prevention	Health Monitoring Group: agendas, circulated papers for consideration and minutes of meetings	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH84/82	Royal Commission on Legal Services in Scotland	Royal Warrants: Royal Warrants of appointment.	1976-1980	1/01/2011	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH91/22/1	Royal Appointments: Edinburgh Castle Governors	Warrants of appointments, including press cuttings.

Two documents containing information which is exempt from release under Section 41(a) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 ('Communications with Her Majesty, etc.') have been removed from this file. The original documents are now found on file reference HH91/22/2. A redacted copy of one of the documents, with the exempt information removed, is found on this file. 	1965-1984	1/01/2015	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH98/274	Scottish Health Service Advisory Council	Working Group on the Provision of Health Services to Remote and Island Areas: minutes of meetings and papers, including final report of sub-group on long stay, continuing care and community services.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH98/277	Scottish Health Service Advisory Council	Working Group on the Provision of Health Services to Remote and Island Areas: evidence submitted from Scottish Ambulance Service and others.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH98/405	Health Service Advisory Council	Working Group on Acute Beds and the Elderly: general, including report 'Options for Post-Discharge Provision'.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH98/406	Health Service Advisory Council	Working Group on Acute Beds and the Elderly: Report of the Dementia Sub-Group.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH98/407	Health Service Advisory Council	Working Group on Acute Beds and the Elderly: Geriatric Medical/Interface report drafting.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH98/409	Scottish Health Service Advisory Council	National Medical Advisory Committee: papers and general.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH98/410	Scottish Health Service Advisory Council	National Medical Advisory Council Working Group on Peripheral Vascular Surgery Report: consultation and meetings.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH98/413	Scottish Health Service Advisory Council	National Medical Advisory Committee, Working Group on Specialised Radiological Equipment: general.	1991-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH98/414	Scottish Health Service Advisory Council	Diagnostic Radiography and Radiology workload statistics.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH98/415	National Medical Advisory Committee	Working Group on the Prescribing of Anxiolytics and Hypnotics: general, including drafting of the report and comment.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH98/416	National Medical Advisory Committee	The proposed Inter-Hospital Transfer of Acutely Ill Patients Working Group: general.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH98/417	Scottish Health Service Advisory Council	National Advisory Committee for Scientific Services: agendas, minutes and papers.	1990-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH98/419	National Medical Advisory Committee on Scientific Services	Working group on autopsy services: agendas, minutes and working papers.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH98/420	National Medical Advisory Committee on Scientific Services	Working group on molecular genetics: draft report concerning haematology and virology.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH98/421	National Medical Advisory Committee for Scientific Services	Working group on molecular genetics: agendas, minutes and working papers.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH98/422	Scottish Health Service Advisory Council	National Pharmaceutical Advisory Committee, working group on provision of pharmaceutical services to Scottish Prison Service: agendas, minutes and working papers.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH98/479	Scottish Health Service Advisory Council	Study Group on the Management of Ophthalmology Services in Scotland: agendas, minutes of meetings and circulated papers.	1991-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH98/480	Scottish Health Service Advisory Council	Working Group on Promotion Shared Care : meetings and drafting of a report 'Framework for Integrated Care' , including comments and responses from experts, representatives and groups involved in shared care schemes; copy of the report by Health Services Research Unit 'Operation of Shared Care Schemes: A Postal Survey of Scotland and North West Thames Regional Health Authority, England'.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH98/482	Scottish Health Service Advisory Council	Working Group on Acute Beds and the Elderly: agendas, circulated papers and minutes.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH98/487	Scottish Health Service Advisory Council	Working Group on Acute Beds and the Elderly: consideration of submissions on statistics from hospitals and Health Boards on day case surgery, including drafting of a report.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH98/489	Scottish Health Service Advisory Council	Working Group on Acute Beds and the Elderly: consideration of draft reports on trends in the use of acute beds by the elderly.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH98/501	Scottish Health Service Advisory Council	Advisory Group on Infection: Working Group on Cyanobacteria: general, including establishment, minutes of meetings and the drafting of a report for consultation.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH98/507	Ophthalmology: Artificial Eye Service	Scottish Health Service Advisory Council study group: general.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH98/553	Scottish Health Service Advisory Council	National Nursing and Midwifery Advisory Committee: agendas, minutes and circulated papers.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH98/554	National Nursing and Midwifery Advisory Committee (NNMAC)	Sub-Group on the Care of the Dying: general, including correspondence with health boards and hospitals concerning policies and strategies.	1990-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH98/559	Scottish Health Service Advisory Council	Working Group on the Scottish Diet: copies of draft report and other papers.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH98/560	Working Group on Infusion Systems	Minutes and papers.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH98/561	Scottish Health Service Advisory Council	General papers relating to professional advisory committees.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH98/563	Scottish Health Service Advisory Council	National Paramedical Advisory Committee: agendas, papers and minutes.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH98/564	National Medical Advisory Committee	Agendas, minutes and circulated papers.	1997-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH101/3995	Clinical Resource and Audit Group	Minutes and working papers for meeting, 20 April, including draft 4.2 of report on optimal use of donor blood (chairman Professor B Jennett).	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH101/3996	Clinical Resource and Audit Group	Minutes and working papers for meeting, 7 July, including working group report on resource transfer and the frail elderly.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH101/3997	Clinical Resource and Audit Group	Minutes and working papers for meeting, held 28 September, including pharmacy monitoring report and guidelines for management of ovarian cancer.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH101/4021	Health Service Policy Group	Minutes and working papers, including policy review of coronary heart disease and Allitt inquiry report recommendations.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH101/4404	CRAG/SCOTMEG Working Group on Mental Illness	Minutes of meetings of Clinical Resource Audit Group and Scottish Health Management Efficiency Group on mental illness.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH101/4451	Health: Meetings	Minutes of meetings between Chief Medical Officer and chief administrative medical officers of health boards (CAMOs).	1989-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH101/4512	Health: Meetings	Plenary meetings of the Management Executive of the National Health Service in Scotland and Health Board General Managers: agenda, minutes, Quarterly Monitoring Reports and related papers including a copy of 'Primary Care in Scotland; Towards a Strategic Framework' Development Paper.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH101/4514	Health Appointments Advisory Committee	Departmental consideration and preparation for establishment of Health Appointments Advisory Committee to advise on non-executive appointments to Health Boards and NHS Trusts in Scotland: general including nomination forms of proposed appointments.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH101/4515	CRAG/SCOTMEG Working Group on Mental Illness	Meetings of the Clinical Resource Audit Group (CRAG) and Scottish Health Management Efficiency Group (SCOTMEG) Working Group on Mental Illness: agenda, minutes, papers, drafting and newsletters.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH101/4539	Management Executive of the National Health Service in Scotland	General Managers Group: agenda, minutes and circulated papers, including consideration of the Joint Working Group report on purchasing.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH101/4541	National Health Service Management	Ministerial meetings with Health Board chairmen: minutes, circulated papers and ministerial briefings.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH101/4564	Health Care International	Departmental consideration of proposals by Health Care International (HCI) to establish a private hospital in Clydebank. Includes departmental minutes and briefing notes for ministers, correspondence with Locate in Scotland, and a copy of HCI's application for authorisation of controlled works under part III of the Health Services Act 1976.	1987-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH101/4581	Health Appointments Advisory Committee	Agendas and minutes, including correspondence regarding appointments to NHS Health Boards and Trusts.	1996-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH101/4584	Public Health Strategy	Green paper on public health: consideration of drafts and strategies for the methodology and evaluation of policies.	1997-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH101/4585	Public Health Strategy	Green paper on public health: correspondence regarding contributions to draft paper from other departments and from local healthy eating initiatives	1997-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH101/4588	Public Health Strategy	Drafting of the Green paper on public health 'A Healthier Scotland'	1997-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH101/4592	Clinical Resource and Audit Group (CRAG)	Final consultation report on 'Cancer Genetics Services in Scotland' by the Genetics Sub-Committee of the Priority Areas Cancer Team: distribution throughout the NHS and other interested organisation/bodies and copies of comments received; ministerial submissions to publish the report and implement the establishment of a breast, colorectal and ovarian screening service.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH101/4602	Land and Premises	Northern General Hospital, Edinburgh: consideration of planning proposals by Lothian Health Board for the disposal of the site for a new Safeway supermarket.	1991-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH101/4603	Scottish Health Service Breast Screening Programme	Monitoring and Evaluation Group: agendas, minutes and circulated papers.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH102/749	General Dental Services	Fraudulent Action by Patient	1953-1963	1/01/2014	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH102/854	Pharmaceutical Services: Altered or Bogus Prescriptions. General.	Reports, Correspondence, and Press Cuttings and Prescriptions	1953-1973	1/01/2014	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH102/865	Prescribing Costs Committee	Final Report: Liaison between Local Medical and Pharmaceutical Committees: Recommendations, Circulars, Correspondence and Reports of Meetings	1959-1963	1/01/2014	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH102/866	Special Drugs: Tranquillizers	Press Cuttings, Commons Debate, Notes and Correspondence on Advertising, Popularity, Sale and Use of Tranquillizers	1956-1963	1/01/2014	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH102/1415	General Medical Services	Glasgow and District Emergency Treatment Service: use of locums and review of service; drafting of National Health Service (General Medical and Pharmaceutical Services) (S) Amendment Regulations, 1969 	1968-1973	1/01/2014	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH102/1594	General Dental Services	Publication of government consultative paper, 'Improving NHS Dentistry': comments from Greater Glasgow Health Council and others.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH102/1702	Nursing Homes; Registration, Inspection and Legislation	Social Services Inspectorate and Nursing and Midwifery Advisory Group monitoring reports on Eastern, Southern and Western Health and Social Services Boards, 1993 (all in Northern Ireland): departmental consideration of accreditation of registered nursing homes.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH102/1726	Pharmaceutical Services	Departmental meetings with senior management of Common Services Agency (CSA) and primary care administrators of health boards: minutes of meetings and general.	1987-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH102/1805	Committees: Health Boards	Tackling bureaucracy and reducing bureaucracy in primary care: general.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH102/1809	Lothian Health Board: Edinburgh Dental Hospital and School	Provision of new dental hospital and post graduate institute: general.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH102/1812	Scottish Dental Practice Board	Copies of annual reports 1992-1997.	1994-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH102/1841	Primary Health Care Bill 1996	Joint interests: general.	1996-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH102/1842	General Dental Services: Remuneration	Remuneration: follow up action to fundamental review of dental remuneration.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH102/1843	General Dental Services: Future Developments of Dental Services	Publication of Green Paper, 'Improving NHS Dentistry' (Cmd 2625): departmental consideration.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH102/1851	General Dental Services: Regulations	Consolidation of regulations.	1990-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH102/1852	National Health Service Dental Services (Miscellaneous Amendments)(S) Regulations	Departmental consideration of drafting.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH102/1859	General Dental Services	Scottish dental practice division: proposal for drill 'pilot study'.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH102/1865	General Dental Services: Regulations	National Health Service (Miscellaneous Amendments) (S) Regulations 1994: drafting.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH102/1878	National Health Service in Scotland Management Executive Board	Briefing for Chief Executive on general policy, including agendas and minutes of meetings.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH102/1879	National Health Service in Scotland Management Executive Board	Agendas and minutes, including consideration of reports and circulated papers.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH102/1884	Glasgow Dental School	General, including the submission of an application for National Health Service trust status: departmental consideration.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH102/1896	Acute Services: Policy Review of Coronary Heart Disease	Responses and amendments to drafting of review by Policy Review Group: Policy Group draft of Report of Policy Review of Coronary Heart Disease in Scotland: 'Provision of Services for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Heart Disease', a report of a Joint Cardiology Committee of the Royal College of Physicians of London and the Royal College of Surgeons of England, printed in the British Heart Journal, 1992.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH102/1897	Health Care Services: Clinical Standards Advisory Group (CSAG)	CSAG Report on Cleft Lip & Palate Services, 1997: draft Government responses: Scottish Needs Assessment Programme (SNAP) Report on Cleft Lip and Palate, 1998: 'Services for Children with Cleft Lip and Palate', a Summary by the CSAG of its Report into Standards of Clinical Care for People with Cleft Lip and/or Palate, 1998.	1997-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH102/1913	General Dental Services	Special arrangements for dental services in remote areas under Regulation 3 (2) of National Health Service (General Dental Services) (S) Regulations 1974: discussion of provision under the Highland Health Board.	1974-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH102/1916	General Dental Services: Remuneration	Fundamental review of the dental remuneration system: departmental preparations for publication of the Bloomfield Report.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH102/1927	Colleges and Training Requirements : Orthoptics.	Working papers and correspondence relating to clinical placements for BSc Orthoptics, Glasgow Caledonian University (previously Queen's College, Glasgow), particularly funding issues. Correspondence with Glasgow Caledonian University, the Orthoptists Board, the British Orthoptic Society and the Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine.	1991-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH102/1931	Scottish Hospitals Advisory Service	Report of visit to Angus Mental Health Services, 1992.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH102/1936/1	State Hospital, Carstairs	Papers relating to management of the State Hospital, Carstairs. Includes minutes and papers of the Medical Sub-Committee of the State Hospital Management Committee; departmental consideration of the State Hospitals (Scotland) Act 1994 and State Hospital Special Health Board for Scotland Order 1994, service level agreements between the Scottish Office and the State Hospital, and the State Hospital Management Committee and Greater Glasgow Health Board; and State Hospital Annual Reports 1992-93 and 1993-94.

Documents containing personal information which is exempt from release under Section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 have been removed from the file. These documents are now found on file HH102/1936/2. 	1994-1997	1/01/2028	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH102/1942	Air Ambulance Service 	Proposed helicopter ambulance service: departmental consideration of an evaluation report on the helicopter ambulance trials by management consultants Operational Research in Health (ORH) and for trials conducted in Scotland, including funding arrangements for the provision of the service.	1989-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH102/1995	Acute Services: Organ Transplantation	Departmental consideration of tenders for national organ donor register; minutes, background reports and papers of NHS Organ Donor Register UK Steering Group; includes copies of tenders.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH102/1996	Acute Services: Transplantation.	Proposals for the establishment of a Scottish Register of organ donors and documentation regarding the establishment of central UK organ donation register. Launch of the central UK Organ Register.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH103/930	Working Group on Drugs Misuse (WGDM)	General, including minutes of meetings, circulars and working papers.	1990-1991	1/01/2022	Pre-ordering required	
HH103/931	Working Group on Drug Misuse (WGDM)	General, including minutes, working papers, reports and statistics.	1990-1991	1/01/2022	Pre-ordering required	
HH103/935	Medical Manpower Planning	Policy and general.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH103/964	Medical and Dental Schools	Departmental meeting with principals of Scottish Universities with medical schools: background and briefing notes.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH103/975	Dental Manpower	Advisory committee on dental establishments: minutes of meetings and papers.	1985-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH103/980	Acute Services: Independent Services	Minutes of meetings between Chief Nursing Officer, Department of Health and senior nurses in the independent sector (acute services), including departmental guidance brochure on implementation of National Health Service complaints procedure.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH103/982	Acute Services Independent Services Executive Nurse Directors NHS Trusts	Minutes of meetings of Chief Nursing Officer and Director of Nursing with executive nurse directors of National Health Service trusts, including reports and agendas.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH103/1009	Hospital Consultants (Medical and Dental): Contracts	Freedom of speech, whistleblowing and gagging: draft guidance for National Health Service staff on relations with the public and media.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH103/1027	National Board for Nursing Midwifery and Health Visiting for Scotland	Re-organisation of management and funding of nursing/midwifery colleges: departmental consideration of reports, including the summary conclusions of an inter-departmental review group.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH103/1031	Acute Services	Policy Review of Coronary Heart Disease: draft Report of the Policy Review: general including requests for comments on draft Report from relevant persons, and responses with related papers: 'Contracting for Services in the Management of Coronary Heart Disease', Papers A and B, produced by the York Health Economics Consortium.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH103/1033	Acute Services	Policy Review of Coronary Heart Disease (CHD): agenda, minutes and papers for meetings: drafting of Report of the Policy Review of CHD.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH103/1034	Acute Services	Policy Review of Coronary Heart Disease (CHD): agenda, minutes and papers for meetings: drafting of Report of Policy Review of CHD.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH103/1049/1	Nursing Administration	Meeting of Chief Nursing Officer (NCO)/Director of Nursing with Executive Nurse Directors, NHS Trusts: agendas, minutes and circulated papers and reports; Includes briefing for CNO 

Two documents containing personal information which is exempt from release under Section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 have been removed from this file. The original documents are now found under the reference HH103/1049/2.	1996-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH103/1050	Medical Manpower	Departmental consideration of the Medical Manpower Standing Advisory Committee's (MWSAC) third report and the drafting of responses; Includes correspondence and comments from professional bodies, hospital trusts and public bodies on the report.	1997-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH104/119	Transplantation : Scottish Heart and Heart/Lung Transplant Unit	Departmental consideration of issues regarding the establishment and management of a Scottish Heart and Heart/Lung Transplant Unit by Greater Glasgow Health Board (GGHB). Includes correspondence with GGHB; briefing notes for debate in the Scottish Grand Committee; and departmental memoranda regarding the provision of pathology services for cardiac transplantation, pharmacy costs, service agreement with GGHB for provision of transplant unit, and UK-wide organ sharing.	1990-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH104/123	Acute Services: Neurological Diseases	Inquiry into Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and New Variant (NV) Creutzfeld Jakob's Disease (CJD): departmental consideration of arrangements for the inquiry, including liaison with MAFF and SOAEFD and confidentiality issues.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH116/2	Scottish Hospital Trust	Minute Book No 2 from 7th August 1984 to 31st May 1994.	1984-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH116/15	Scottish Hospital Trust 	Deed book signed by the trustees; Includes a description of the deeds and the date.	1973-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
HH116/17	Scottish Hospital Trust	Membership appointments and details of members directorships and business interests.	1987-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH116/18	Scottish Hospital Trust 	Correspondence and notes on an Investment Management agreement with Martin Currie Management Ltd, including a copy of the agreement;	1989-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
HH116/19	Scottish Hospital Trust	Balance of income and authorisation for payments of surplus income made to Health Boards distributed on the size of the bed complement.	1972-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP1/739	Oil Companies: Conoco	North Sea operations: general.	1982-1990	1/01/2021	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP1/741	Oil Related Employment Surveys	Minutes, correspondence and drafts.	1992-1993	1/01/2024	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP1/748	Offshore Installations: Piper Alpha Disaster	Technical investigation interim report; abandonment programme; memorial appeal; possible establishment of no fault compensation scheme for North Sea tragedies.	1988-1990	1/01/2021	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP1/824	Offshore Industry Liaison Committee (OILCO)	Agendas, minutes and circulated papers and reports, including departmental notes and correspondence.	1982-1990	1/01/2021	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP2/24	Visit Reports	Various firms. 	1972-1973	1/01/2014	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP2/25	Visit Reports	Various firms. 	1973	1/01/2014	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP2/36	J & T Boyd Ltd, Shettleston Iron Works, Glasgow	Textile machinery makers. 	1968-1973	1/01/2014	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP2/42	Scottish Stamping & Engineering Co Ltd, Neptune Works, Ayr	Makers of steel forgings for vehicle engines. 	1966-1973	1/01/2014	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP2/44	Thomsons (Carron) Ltd, Falkirk	Caravan makers. 	1971-1973	1/01/2014	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP2/46	S Slater & Co, Glasgow	Clothing manufacturers. 	1948-1973	1/01/2014	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP2/69	Thomson Shepherd & Co Ltd, Dundee	Carpet manufacturers and jute spinners. 	1970-1973	1/01/2014	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP2/72	S A Newall & Sons Ltd, Stornoway	Harris Tweed spinners. 	1968-1973	1/01/2014	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP2/83	R C Neill & Sons Ltd, Glenesk Mills, Langholm	Woollen and worsted cloth manufacturers. 	1955-1973	1/01/2014	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP2/99	Hawick Hosiery Co Ltd, Trinity Mills, Hawick	Knitwear manufacturers. 	1971-1973	1/01/2014	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP2/147	Sunderland Sportswear Ltd, Glasgow	Sportswear manufacturers. 	1970-1973	1/01/2014	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP2/194	Charles Frank, Glasgow	Photographic, optical and scientific instrument makers. 	1962-1973	1/01/2014	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP2/243	Richards Ltd, Broadford Works, Aberdeen	Synthetic yarn, fire hose, industrial canvas, knitwear, hosiery and glove manufacturers. 	1965-1973	1/01/2014	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP2/339	BP Chemicals International Ltd, Grangemouth	Chemical manufacturers and refiners. 	1968-1973	1/01/2014	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP2/404	Penman & Co Ltd, Glasgow	Manufacturers of shell-type boilers and vessels for papermaking industry. 	1955-1973	1/01/2014	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP2/564	RE Developments Ltd, Glasgow	Manufacturers of electrically heated clothing. 	1968-1973	1/01/2014	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP4/1380	Steering Group on Economic Strategy	Coal and petroleum products and chemicals 	1973	1/01/2014	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP4/1381	Steering Group on Economic Strategy	Electrical engineering 	1973	1/01/2014	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP4/1382	Steering Group on Economic Strategy	Food 	1973	1/01/2014	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP4/1383	Steering Group on Economic Strategy	Instrument engineering 	1973	1/01/2014	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP4/1384	Steering Group on Economic Strategy	Mechanical engineering 	1973	1/01/2014	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP4/1385	Steering Group on Economic Strategy	Paper printing and publishing 	1973	1/01/2014	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP4/1386	Steering Group on Economic Strategy	Textiles 	1973	1/01/2014	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP4/1445	Pringle of Scotland Ltd, Hawick	Statistical report for economic strategy exercise 	1971-1973	1/01/2014	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP4/2213	Steering Group on Economic Strategy	Survey of business opinion.	1973	1/01/2014	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP4/4453	Babcock International, Renfrew	Redundancies at plant; possibility of closure of plant.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5005	Kingsmead Carpets Ltd: Cumnock	Application for selective financial assistance, including management accounts 1989 and 1990.	1989-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5107	E and R Moffat, Bonnymuir Works, Bonnybridge	Manufacturers of food service equipment: application for regional selective assistance.	1971-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5112	National Engineering Laboratory, East Kilbride	Multi-departmental scrutiny of public sector research establishments and proposed privatisation of NEL, including folder of publicity material for NEL and annual review 1992-93.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5145	British Steel Corporation (BSC)	General policy.	1983-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5148	Scottish Regiments: Policy	Response from various individuals to proposed restructuring.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP4/5155	Rosyth Dockyard, Fife	Consultation on future arrangements for ship refitting.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP4/5335	Scottish Council Development and Industry	General.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5336	George Hogg and Sons Ltd, Hawick	Knitwear manufacturers: building grant for new premises in Dunbar and application for selective assistance after receivership and take-over by Benetton.	1966-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5341	Price Waterhouse: Financial Appraisals	Provision of financial investigation services into applicants for regional selective assistance.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5348	Gamba Stonefield Ltd, Cumnock, Ayrshire	Manufacturers of military vehicles: application for selective financial assistance, including subsequent controversy over liquidation and legal action.	1983-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5352	Balcraig House Hotel, Perth	Sequestration of firm.	1989-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5355	Textile Industry	General.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5356	Scottish Industrial Development Advisory Board (SIDAB)	Minutes of meetings.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5358	Scottish Economic Council	Minutes of meetings.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5360	Rosyth: future of Naval Base	General.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP4/5361	European Community Structural Funds	Final consultation and draft submission on Objective II status for east and west Scotland.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5363	Innovation Grants Unit: Research Studies	PIEDA report on product and process development in Scottish industry; Business Strategies Ltd and Jane's Consultancy report on defence in Scotland; A McKinsey report on partners in innovation for Prince of Wales Award for Innovation.	1991-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5366	Scottish Materials Task Force	Establishment of SMTF and material profit scheme MaPS: departmental consideration of use of advanced materials technology.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5368	Scottish Trade International: Departmental Review	General, including departmental inquiry into operation of enterprise agencies and local enterprise companies.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5369	European Community Structural Fund: West of Scotland Objective II Regional Plan	Means of allowing Strathclyde European Partnership to apply European Community structural funds for economic redevelopment in West of Scotland: final consultations with local authorities and drafting.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5370	European Structural Funds: Eastern Scotland Objective II Regional Plan	Final submission and drafting.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5371	Royal Artillery Range, Benbecula	Rationalisation of artillery ranges and possible relocation of base: departmental consideration.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP4/5372	National Engineering Laboratory, East Kilbride	Steering board, including chief executive's report 1993: general.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5373	Scottish Council Development and Industry	Proposals for greater co-operation and co-ordination with similar public and private sector bodies; including minutes of meetings, annual report 1993-4 and survey of Scottish manufacturing and exports 1993-4.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5374	Dunbartonshire (Clydebank) Enterprise Fund Ltd	Agency status and co-operative initiatives with other agencies and organisations: departmental consideration including, accounts 1989-1990.	1981-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5378	Hunterston Industrial Site	Private consultants' study of planning policy: departmental consideration.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5382	Kyle Knitwear Ltd, Newton Terrace, Catrine	Application for Regional Selective Assistance.	1989-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5384	Takeover of Scottish Citylink by National Express	General, including background notes on bus privatisation.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5387	William Low and Company Ltd, Bellfield Street, Dundee	Takeover of company by Tesco and job losses in Dundee.	1991-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5388	Rosyth: Future of Naval Base	General.	1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP4/5389	Rosyth: Future of Naval Base	Departmental correspondence with trade unions and Babcocks concerning privatisation of naval dockyards.	1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP4/5391	Gleneagles of Edinburgh Ltd: Crystal Engravers	Business plan and application for Regional Selective Assistance.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5392	Electronics Industry	General.	1991-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5393	Scottish Financial Services Sector	Implementation of European Community directive on money laundering: general.	1991-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5394	Scottish Television PLC	Introduction of direct broadcasting by satellite and general.	1970-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5409	Newton Fabrications Ltd, Ayr: Structural Engineers	Application for Regional Selective Assistance; acquisition of company by Wallace, MacDowall Ltd of Irvine.	1991-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5413	Cavendish Coal (UK) Ltd, Viaduct Mine, Ayrshire	Application for Regional Selective Assistance for development of Viaduct Mine, near Muirkirk; liquidation of Cavendish and acquisition by Omec Ltd, including plans of underground workings.	1988-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5415	Rosyth Dockyard, Fife	Privatisation: comments from Dunfermline District Council and others.	1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP4/5419	Kvaerner Govan: Shipbuilders and Repairers	Policy: general, including annual report and accounts 1993.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5420	Rosyth: Future of Naval Base	Draft consultative document: departmental consideration.	1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP4/5421	Rosyth: Future of Naval Base	Publication of consultation document on future of Rosyth: media response.	1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP4/5422	Rosyth: Future of Naval Base	Ministry of Defence consultation document, 'Proposed Redeployment of Minor War Vessels from Rosyth': departmental consideration of effect on employment and economic situation.	1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP4/5423	Rosyth: Future of Naval Base	Ministry of Defence consultation document on future of Rosyth: response from individuals.	1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP4/5424	Rosyth: Future of Naval Base	Ministry of Defence consultative document: possible refitting of nuclear submarines.	1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP4/5425	Defence Matters	General.	1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP4/5426	Whisky Taxation Issues	General.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP4/5428	Rosyth Dockyard, Fife	Invitation to tender part one and privatisation of royal dockyards: general.	1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP4/5429	Ferguson Shipbuilders, Port Glasgow	Policy: application to Shipbuilding Intervention Fund to bid for order for new Stornoway ferry.	1991-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5430	Royal Artillery Ranges: Benbecula and Kirkcudbright	Possible closure of ranges and effect on local economies: general.	1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP4/5529	Ravenscraig Steelworks	Closure of works: departmental consideration of future use of site, including report by Brodies, WS on contaminated land in Scotland.	1991-1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP4/5641	Weir Pumps (Harland Engineering Co. Ltd.), Alloa	Acquisition by Weir Group and provision of housing for workers.	1968-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5642	Scottish European Airways Ltd, Glasgow	Application for financial assistance to expand services with new jet aircraft and provision of six new European destinations.	1990-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5646	Loganair Ltd, Glasgow Airport	Possible appointment of non-executive director from Industry Department for Scotland.	1986-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5647	Rosyth: Future of Naval Base	Submission by Fife Regional Council: departmental consideration.	1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP4/5648	Rosyth: Future of Naval Base	Possible ferry route between Rosyth and Hook of Holland.	1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP4/5649	VSEL Shipbuilders, Barrow	Possible takeover by British Aerospace or General Electric Company: departmental consideration of effect on Scottish jobs.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5650	VSEL Shipbuilders, Barrow	Possible acquisition by British Aerospace or General Electric Company: departmental consideration of GEC bid.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5652	Scottish and Newcastle Breweries Plc: Acquisition of Courage Ltd	Confidential guidance from Office of Fair Trading.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5659	Macfarlan Smith Ltd, Edinburgh: Chemical Manufacturers	Possible flotation on stock market and future of controlled drugs market.	1993-1995	1/01/2026	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5702	Scottish Council Development and Industry	General.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5718	Urban Policy	'Progress in Partnership': consultation paper on the future of urban regeneration policy in Scotland: drafting and launch.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5719	Castlemilk Partnership	Urban regeneration progress meetings: agendas minutes and papers.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5817	Strategic Planning Unit: Studies and Special Projects	Glasgow East End Renewal.	1987-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP4/5832	Future of Scottish Steel Plants	Correspondence: reports by officials.	1991-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5835	Oy Kaukas Arrangements	Definition and guidelines.	1989-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5838	GEB: Regional Briefing Databases	Information about major current issues.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5844	R.B.Tennant Ltd. Ironfounders, Wifflet Foundry, Coatbridge	Application for regional selective assistance grant: changes to proposed project.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5847	Rowats Food Ltd, Kelvin Avenue, Hillington, Glasgow	Papers and correspondence relating to the possibility of Regional Selective Assistance grants: closure of factory.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5849	The Barrhead Kid Company Ltd, Gateside Works, Barrhead	Applications for grants and subsidies.	1977-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5850	CADCAM Bureau Services Ltd, Livingston	Applications for grants.	1983-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5860	Glenlight Shipping Ltd	Correspondence and papers relating to possible grants.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5892	IBM (UK) Ltd, Greenock	Ministerial visits and successful application for regional selective assistance, including press cuttings, annual reports and reviews for 1992 and 1993.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5902	Motherwell Bridge Engineering Ltd, Motherwell	Pressure vessel, heat exchanger and storage tank manufacturers: departmental consideration of assistance, including copies of annual and financial reports and ministerial briefings for visits.	1983-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5977	Scottish Design Ltd	Establishment of new company to provide design advice and promote awareness in education.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/5990	Federation of Small Businesses	General papers regarding the Federation's involvement in Scotland, including liaison with the Highland Regional Council.	1990-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/6000	Enterprise Bodies: Subsidiary Bodies: Scottish Design		1995-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP4/6006	British Aerospace Plc, Prestwick 	Departmental consideration of the future for the Prestwick plant, including proposed job losses; briefing notes on government support to the aerospace industry, including correspondence and notes of ministerial meetings with local MP's and British Aerospace representatives.	1993-1994 	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP4/6015	Selective Assistance to Industry	Privatisation of national engineering laboratory: ministerial briefing on the transfer arrangements.	1989-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP6/1/3	Scottish Tourist Board: Administration Review 1991	Policy review: departmental consideration of establishment of area tourist boards; structure and support arrangements.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP6/1/5	Scottish Tourist Board: Policy Review	Implementation of proposals: general.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP6/1/6	Scottish Tourist Board: Reviews Administration	Preparation of strategic plan.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP6/1/7	Scottish Tourist Board: Co-ordination Group	Implementation of environment report (UK undertaking to United Nations Commission on sustainable development): establishment of environment and tourism taskforce; minutes of taskforce meetings and agendas; report on future of taskforce by Scottish Enterprise.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP6/1/9	Membership Group Meetings	Minutes and recommendations.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP6/3/1	Scottish Tourist Board: Administration Reviews	Proposed new area tourist board structure: responses from local authorities and others.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP7/1/14	Technical and Vocational Education Initiative (TVEI)	Lothian Region: annual review of projects 1994.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP7/2/11	Technical and Vocational Education Initiative (TVEI)	Glasgow Extension Project: correspondence, memoranda, notes of meetings and reports regarding the extension of TVEI project in Strathclyde Region.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP7/2/14	Technical and Vocational Education Initiative (TVEI)	Glasgow Extension Project: minutes of meetings and general correspondence regarding the planning of the extension of the TVEI project, including school review visit report for Cathkin High School.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP7/2/15	Technical and Vocational Education Initiative (TVEI)	School Co-ordinators Reports for Cleveden Secondary, Linburn, Lourdes, Milton, Newhills, Queens Park Secondary, St Gerald's Secondary, St Thomas Aquinas Secondary, Bellahouston Academy and St Oswalds Schools, part of TVEI Extension Project for Glasgow.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP7/2/16	Technical and Vocational Education Initiative (TVEI)	School review meetings, including list of attendees, agenda, school targets and progress reports for St Mungo's Academy, Kings Park Secondary, John Paul Academy, North Kelvinside Secondary, Abercorn and Knightswood Secondary Schools.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP7/4/13	Technical and Vocational Education Initiative (TVEI)	Tayside, Annual Review Meeting 1993: agenda, adviser's report, list of attendees, TVEI Extension Annual Report, summary of main points discussed and actions arising.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP7/4/14	Technical and Vocational Education Initiative (TVEI)	Tayside, Annual Review Meeting 1994: agenda, list of attendees, adviser's report and general correspondence regarding the action plan.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP7/4/18	Technical and Vocational Education Initiative (TVEI)	Tayside Extension Project: general regarding the implementation of the project including, minutes of meetings and school visit reports.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP7/4/19	Technical and Vocational Education Initiative (TVEI)	Tayside Extension Project: general regarding the implementation of the project including, minutes of meetings and school visit report.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP7/5/10	Technical and Vocational Education Initiative (TVEI)	Highland, Annual Review Meeting 1993: agenda, list of attendees, adviser's report, 'Report for the Annual Review' and actions arising.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP7/5/11	Technical and Vocational Education Initiative (TVEI)	Highland, Annual Review Meeting 1994: agenda, list of attendees, report for the annual review, actions arising and targets achieved.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP7/5/18	Technical and Vocational Education Initiative (TVEI)	Highland Extension Project: implementation and monitoring of the project, including school visit reports and papers of a TVEI co-ordinator's meeting Enclosure at SEP7/5/19.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP7/5/19	Technical and Vocational Education Initiative (TVEI)	Guidance on developing school plans and revised development plan for Alness Academy Enclosure to SEP7/5/18.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP7/5/20	Technical and Vocational Education Initiative (TVEI)	Highland Extensions Project: implementation and monitoring of the project, including school visit reports.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP7/7/16	Technical and Vocational Education Initiative (TVEI)	Technical and Vocational Education Initiative (TVEI) Unit for Scotland: minutes, agenda and papers circulated at team meetings.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP7/7/19	Technical and Vocational Education Initiative (TVEI)	Education and business partnerships: Highlands and Islands Enterprise, including Education Business Partnership proposals (EBP) and business plan.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP7/7/26	Scottish Office Training Strategy Group	Establishment of Training Strategy Group and related papers, including minutes of meetings.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP8/2/19	Scottish Enterprise: Investments Policy	Review and investment guidelines for establishment of Scottish Enterprise.	1990-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP8/2/20	Scottish Enterprise: Investments Policy	Proposals for the creation of a venture capital fund to increase finance available to Scottish Enterprise for investment.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP8/2/40	Scottish Enterprise: Finance	Policy on voted loans: general.	1989-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP8/2/68	European Community Funding: Community Initiatives	Information on European structural funds and evaluation of new initiatives.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP8/2/69	European Community Funding: Community Initiatives	Distribution of resources in the UK	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP8/4/3	Highlands and Islands Enterprise: Finance	Monitoring: departmental oversight of grant cases approved by HIE.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP8/4/4	University of Highlands and Islands	Highlands and Islands college network draft corporate plan 1993-1995; feasibility strategy and general.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP10/475	Energy: Coal Privatisation	General papers, including policy documents, relating to the privatisation of the Scottish coalfields, including drafting of the Coal Industry Bill, and policy with regard to closures and redundancy.	1991-1992	1/01/2023	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP10/476	Energy: Coal Privatisation	General papers relating to the drafting of the Coal Industry Bill and departmental discussions regarding proposed buy up of the Scottish Coal Fields, by private consortium.	1992-1993	1/01/2024	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP10/477	Energy: Coal Privatisation	General papers, including policy papers relating to the sale of British Coal, and closure of coalfields in UK, with particular reference to place of the Scottish coalfields in a privatisation package.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP10/500	General Economic Briefing: Scottish Economic Council	General, including minutes and reports.	1990-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP10/501	General Economic Briefing: Scottish Economic Council	Agenda and minutes.	1991-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP10/502	General Economic Briefing: Scottish Economic Council	Circulated papers, including private finance initiative, Scottish Enterprise and rural economy and the European Union.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP10/530	Advisory Panel of Economic Consultants	Circulated papers, agendas and minutes.	1993-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP12/693	Highland and Tourism Division: Sectorial and Area Policies for the Highlands and Islands	Special Initiative Areas: Donaldson Inquiry report into oil spill in Shetland: drafts.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP14/1642	Electricity Privatisation	Representations from Highlands and Islands Development Board, Members of Parliament and others.	1989	1/01/2020	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP14/1643	Electricity Privatisation	Select Committee on Energy inquiry into consequences of electricity privatisation: departmental consideration.	1988-1989	1/01/2020	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP14/1717	Electricity Annual Reports	South of Scotland Electricity Board and North of Scotland Electricity Board: annual reports and accounts 1987/88.	1988-1989	1/01/2020	Pre-ordering required	
SEP14/1718	Electricity Privatisation	Marketing timetable to flotation of electricity shares.	1990	1/01/2021	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP14/1753	Fuel Policy: Home Markets	Scottish coal burn agreement and effects on employment in Scottish coalfields.	1986-1990	1/01/2021	Pre-ordering required	
SEP14/1784	Scottish Electricity Consultative Councils	Procedures, guidelines and annual reports.	1985-1990	1/01/2021	Pre-ordering required	
SEP14/1841	Electricity Boards: Commercial Operations	Corporate planning, including Department of Energy report of proceedings of corporate planning conferences, 1979 and 1980.	1979-1989	1/01/2020	Pre-ordering required	
SEP14/1877	Electricity Supply Industry	Performance aims and indicators: setting of financial targets.	1987-1989	1/01/2020	Pre-ordering required	
SEP14/1895	Civil Emergencies: Severe Weather Emergencies	Flooding on Speyside; interruption to electricity supplies; Hydro-Electric Board's preliminary report on floods in northern hydro schemes.	1985-1989	1/01/2020	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP14/1896	Civil Emergencies: Severe Weather Emergencies	Northern Hydro Electric Board's final report on flooding in northern hydro schemes: departmental consideration.	1989	1/01/2020	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP14/1899	Electricity Privatisation: General Briefing	Briefing on memoranda and articles of association of successor companies and negotiations with British Coal.	1988-1989	1/01/2020	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP14/1900	Electricity Privatisation: General Briefing	General.	1989	1/01/2020	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP14/1901	Electricity Privatisation: General Briefing	Benefits of privatisation: departmental consideration.	1989	1/01/2020	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP14/1902	Electricity Privatisation: General Briefing	General.	1989	1/01/2020	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP14/1903	Electricity Privatisation: Representation	Comments about proposed privatisation from various individuals and bodies, including Scottish Consumers' Council.	1988-1989	1/01/2020	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP14/1904	Electricity Privatisation: Consumer Representation	Proposals for office of electricity regulation and suggested amendments to Electricity Bill by Electricity Consultative Council for the North of Scotland.	1988-1989	1/01/2020	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP14/1928	Privatisation: Capital Structure of Scottish Electricity PLCs	Formation of Scottish Hydro-Electric: submission to Secretary of State regarding capital structure.	1990	1/01/2021	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP14/1937	Electricity Privatisation	General briefing.	1990	1/01/2021	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP14/1940	Electricity Privatisation	Interconnector trading with England and Wales: possible upgrading of interconnector and draft agreement.	1988-1989	1/01/2020	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP14/1941	Electricity Privatisation	Interconnector trading with England and Wales: pooling, contract form and settlement.	1989	1/01/2020	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP14/1961	Electricity Privatisation	Systems operations contract.	1980-1989	1/01/2020	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP14/1962	Electricity Privatisation	Electricity Bill: House of Lords notes on amendments.	1989	1/01/2020	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP14/1963	Privatisation of Electricity Supply Industry	Flotation: joint steering group minutes of meetings.	1989	1/01/2020	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP14/1964	Electricity Privatisation	Flotation: joint steering group minutes.	1989	1/01/2020	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP14/1965	Electricity Privatisation	Flotation: joint steering group minutes.	1989	1/01/2020	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre	
SEP14/1966	Electricity Act 1989: Privatisation	North of Scotland Specified Area Order 1990: drafting.	1989-1990	1/01/2021	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre	
SEP14/1967	Electricity Privatisation: Regulation	Appointment of director general: departmental consideration.	1989	1/01/2020	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP14/1973	Power Supplies: Overhead Lines	Consents for installation of overhead lines by Scottish Hydro Electric.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP14/1974	Electricity: Power Supplies	Consents for the installation of overhead lines by Scottish Hydro Electric plc.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP14/1975	Electricity: Power Supplies	Consent for the installation of overhead powerlines by Scottish Hydro Electric.	1994-1995	1/01/2026	Pre-ordering required	
SEP14/1976	Power Supplies: Overhead lines	Consents for installation of overhead lines by Scottish Power plc	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP14/1977	Power Supplies: Overhead Lines	Consents for installation of overhead lines by Scottish Power plc	1994-1995	1/01/2026	Pre-ordering required	
SEP14/1980	Electricity Bill	Government amendments.	1989	1/01/2020	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP14/1982	Electricity Privatisation: Capital Structuring	Copy of Scottish Power plc: Capital Reconstruction: Share Allotments and New Articles.	1991	1/01/2022	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP14/2026	Electricity Bill	Government amendments.	1989	1/01/2020	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP14/2028	Electricity Privatisation: Capital Structuring	Copy of Scottish Power plc: Capital Reconstruction: Share Allotments and New Articles.	1991	1/01/2022	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP14/2039	South of Scotland Electricity Board (SSEB)		1988-1990	1/01/2021	Pre-ordering required	
SEP14/2048	Privatisation of Scottish Electricity Supply Industry	Briefing and speech notes on the privatisation of the Scottish electricity supply industry, copy report on Electricity Supply in Britain, memoranda and correspondence.	1990	1/01/2021	Pre-ordering required	
SEP14/2054	South of Scotland Electricity Board (SSEB):	Appointment of chairman and deputy chairman to the South of Scotland Electricity Board (SSEB) and its successor company, including consideration of terms of employment, and structure of the board.	1982-1989	1/01/2020	Pre-ordering required	
SEP14/2058	Electricity Bill	Consideration of government amendments to Electricity Bill.	1989	1/01/2020	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP14/2059	Electricity Boards: Appointments	Correspondence discussing management issues ahead of electricity privatisation.	1986-1989	1/01/2020	Pre-ordering required	
SEP14/2062	Electricity Legislation	Government amendments to the Electricity Bill.	1989	1/01/2020	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP14/2063	Scottish Power Flotation	Draft prospectus for Scottish Power, includes memorandum and articles of association and briefs on the 'Business of Scottish Power'.	1990	1/01/2021	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP14/2074	Power Supplies - Overhead Lines: Consents - Scottish Hydro Electric. (36-43)	Approved applications for the installation of overhead lines by Scottish Hydro Electric plc.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP14/2111	Fuel Policy	Departmental consideration of negotiations between South of Scotland Electricity Board (SSEB) and British Coal over the supply of Scottish coal to Scottish power stations. Includes press cuttings and ministerial correspondence.	1988-1989	1/01/2020	Pre-ordering required	
SEP14/2112	Fuel Policy	Departmental consideration of negotiations between South of Scotland Electricity Board (SSEB) and British Coal over the supply contracts of coal to Scottish power stations and the effects on the future of Scottish collieries. Includes ministerial briefings, meetings, visits and correspondence.	1989	1/01/2020	Pre-ordering required	
SEP14/2118	Fuel Policy	Negotiations between South of Scotland Electricity Board (SSEB) and British Coal over the supply contracts and price of coal to Scottish power stations, including consideration of preparations for the privatisation of electricity boards.	1989	1/01/2020	Pre-ordering required	
SEP14/2119	Electricity Privatisation: Nuclear Matters	Joint Working Group on Nuclear Risks: drafting of a report on the cost uncertainties of decommissioning Hunterston B and Torness.	1989	1/01/2020	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP14/2153	Civil Nuclear Emergencies: Exercise Heather: Hunterston	Planning of exercise and arrangements. Also, initial comments of participants after the exercise.	1988-1991	1/01/2022	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP14/2155	Open Cast Coal Mining	Consideration of planning policy for and the environmental effects of open cast coal mining : (National Planning Policy Guideline NPPG4 - policy framework for all mineral extraction).	1995-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP20/27	European Parliament: Policy	General.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP20/35	European Community: Inwards Visits	Arrangements for visits from politicians and officials from countries outwith European Economic Community: general.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP20/43	Industry Department Liaison	Drafting of a paper on the roles and relationships between the Scottish Office Industry Department (SOID), partnerships, independent secretariats and delegated authorities.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP20/47	European Regional Development Fund	Galloway objective 5(b) operational programme: general.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP20/50	European Structural Funds	Objective 5B: single programming documents.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP20/56	Urban Community Initiative	Allocation of funds: case for Glasgow North, including final submission.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP20/57	European Community Policy Initiatives	Customs agents: drafting of offer letter and general.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP20/58	European Community Policy: RECHAR 2	Submission of Eastern Scotland RECHAR Programme, including Central Region bid.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP20/64	European Structural Funds Initiatives: URBAN	Review of policy.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP20/65	Eastern Scotland Regional Plan	Preparation of regional plans, drafts, correspondence and memoranda.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP20/71	European Community Initiatives: PESCA Programme	Identification of areas on which to focus PESCA resources (provision of European Structural Funds for the fishery sector)	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP20/72	European Community Funding: RETEX initiative	Scottish bids for funding under the RETEX Community Initiative, particularly the Harris Tweed industry.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP20/73	European Community Funding Initiatives: LEADER II	Scottish applications for funding under the LEADER II initiative, including Highlands and Islands Enterprise, Dumfries and Galloway, and lowland Scotland.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SEP20/76	Scotland Bill, 1998	Committee stage: consideration of constitutional issues relating to the European Union.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SEP20/77	Scotland Bill, 1998	Committee stage: consideration of counsel's comments on amendment notes and clauses concerning a devolved administration on European issues. Includes ministerial briefing and speaking notes.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SOE1/353	Parliamentary Debates: Private Members Motion	John McAllion, MP, on future of Scottish democracy: background and speaking notes.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SOE1/360	Internal Management Steering Group (IMSG)	General, including minutes of 4th to 6th meetings and reports and review of accommodation and alternative working practices.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SOE1/361	Internal Management Steering Group (IMSG)	Minutes of 1st to 5th meetings, including terms of reference (appointed January 1994 to oversee and give direction on radical methods of running cost reduction).	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SOE1/362	Registries and Paperkeeping Services	Departmental consideration of consultants' report and market testing of services, including proposed centralisation of registries in one location in Edinburgh.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SOE1/373/1	Constitutional Issues: Taking Stock	Meeting with Secretary of State, 31 August 1995 and consideration of proposals for organisational restructuring of Scottish Economic Council and possible expansion of Scottish Select Committee's role.

Some documents have been removed from this file as they contain personal information which is exempt from release under Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. These documents are now held under the reference SOE1/373/2. Redacted copies of some documents are available on SOE1/373/1. 	1995-1996	1/01/2027	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SOE1/380	Accommodation	Staff health problems at New St. Andrew's House related to the cooling/ventilation system: departmental consideration of procedures for investigation.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SOE1/381	Functions Organisation and Structure	Scottish Prison Service: future strategy as an agency, including drafting of corporate plan for 1994-98.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SOE1/392	Functions Organisation and Structure	Historic Scotland: preparation for Agency Review, 1993: drafting of Evaluation of Performance and Prior Options Review: minutes of the Historic Scotland Steering Group: Historic Scotland Corporate Review, 1993.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SOE1/394	Functions Organisation and Structure	Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency (SFPA): preparation for Agency Review: drafting and copies of Prior Options and Performance Evaluation papers: revised version of the Framework Document.	1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SOE1/395	Functions Organisation and Structure	Registers of Scotland (RoS): future strategy including preparation for Agency Review: revised Framework Document: drafting of Evaluation of Performance: 'The RoS; Service to the Public' Report by the National Audit Office, 1994: copy of A Review of the Potential for Rationalisation of the RoS and HM Land Registry.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SOE1/428	Functions Organisation and Structure	Establishment of the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council (SHEFC) as a Next Steps Agency, including departmental consideration of a draft Management Statement and a copy of the Operational Plan, 1993-94.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SOE1/439	Functions Organisation and Structure	Scottish Office organisation charts.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SOE1/451	Taking Stock: Old Royal High School	Departmental consideration of proposals to use the building, including a proposal that it be used to accommodate the Scottish Grand Committee	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SOE2/80	Policy and Administration: Equal Opportunities	Sexual harassment: general, including establishment of sexual harassment cases register.	1984-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SOE6/1/1334	Scottish Valuation Advisory Council	Review of appeals system (1989) and council tax: briefing for panel chairmen, members and secretaries; minutes of inaugural meeting of regional valuation panel chairman's committee.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SOE6/1/1415	Administration: Briefings and Media Contact	General.	1991-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SOE6/1/1416	Administration: Briefing and Media Contact	Briefing for press interviews.	1990-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SOE6/1/1427	National Audit Office and Internal Audit	Value for money programme: general.	1991-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SOE6/1/1432	Scottish Office Business Directory	Drafting and staff instructions.	1977-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SOE6/1/1433	Scottish Office Corporate Strategy Steering Committee	Minutes of meetings.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SOE6/1/1435	Purchasing and Supply Steering Group	Proposed purchasing strategy for Scottish Office and minutes of group meetings.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SOE6/1/1437	Financial Policies Projects and Systems	Industry Department, Glasgow: information systems strategy requirements analysis study and business case.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SOE6/1/1449	Financial Policies, Projects and Systems	Scottish Prison Service (SPS): departmental consideration of centrally managed personnel costs and grading structure review following the attainment of agency status, including copies of the SPS annual report 1991-92, corporate plan, 1993-1994 and framework document.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SOE6/1/1545	Council Tax Policy	Joint Working Group on Council tax comprising Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) representatives and Scottish Office officials to look into ways of improving council tax collection: notes of meetings and drafting of a consultation paper by the Working Group on the way forward. 	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SOE6/1/1546	Council Tax Policy	Joint Working Group on Council tax comprising Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) representatives and Scottish Office officials to look into ways of improving council tax collection: drafting of the consultation paper, including consideration for comments and notes of meetings 	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SOE6/1/1547	Council Tax Policy	Joint Working Group on Council tax comprising Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) representatives and Scottish Office officials to look into ways of improving council tax collection: drafting of the consultation paper and final copy of the document 	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SOE6/1/1548	Council Tax Policy	Joint Working Group on Council tax comprising Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) representatives and Scottish Office officials to look into ways of improving council tax collection: final drafting of the consultation paper and launch, including ministerial briefing and notes.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SOE6/1/1657	Ratings and Valuation	Drafting of The Football Grounds (Rateable Values) (S) Order, 1994 and proposals for the harmonisation of valuation ratings with England and Wales: departmental consideration, including consultation responses from football clubs and the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SOE6/1/1695	NHS Statutory Audit	Future arrangements for NHS Statutory Audit, including transfer of responsibility to the Commission for Local Authority Accounts in Scotland, and position on transfer of heritable property to NHS Trusts.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SOE6/1/1703	Selective Assistance to Industry: Task Force on Inward Investment	Drafting of report.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SOE6/6/6	Suspense Accounts	Departmental review of procedures	1988-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SOE6/6/8	Financial Planning	Budgeting and monitoring of market testing.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SOE10/154	National Health Service Trusts: Appointment of Chairmen Designate	Consideration of terms and conditions of appointments.	1992-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SOE14/45	Government Communication Headquarters (GCHQ), Cheltenham 	Exception of employees from provisions of Employment Publication Acts relating to trade union membership and access to industrial tribunals.	1984-1985	1/01/2016	Pre-ordering required	
SOE14/51	Queen's Speech	Briefing notes on Scottish issues for Secretary of State's meeting with Lobby correspondents.	1985	1/01/2016	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SOE14/194	Electricity Privatisation	Timing of Scottish flotation: general.	1989-1990	1/01/2021	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SOE14/230	Electricity Privatisation	General, including timing of flotation.	1989-1990	1/01/2021	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SOE14/231	Electricity Privatisation	General, including proposals for government to retain permanent special shares, and negotiations with Scottish companies on capital structure.	1990-1991	1/01/2022	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SOE14/259	Queen's Speeches	Queen's Speeches on prorogation and opening of Parliament: background and briefing note contributions, including privatisation of Scottish Bus Group.	1985-1988	1/01/2019	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SOE14/280	Government Defence Review	General, including Highland Regional Council report 'Economic and Employment Implications of Amalgamation of Queen's Own Highlanders and Gordon Highlanders', 1991; closure of naval communication station at Thurso and general.	1991-1992	1/01/2023	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SOE14/281	Holy Loch	Closure of base and creation of task force and action plan for Cowal: ministerial consideration.	1991	1/01/2022	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SOE14/338	Howie Report on Upper Secondary Education in Scotland	Ministerial consideration and response.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Pre-ordering required	
SOE14/381	Schools	Opting out of state system by St Mary's Primary School, Dunblane and Dornoch Academy, including Scottish Council of Independent Schools annual report, 1993: ministerial consideration.	1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SOE14/383	Local Government Reform	Structure planning, including maps of new areas: ministerial consideration.	1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SOE14/385	Finance	General, including Treasury report, 'Breaking New Ground: The Private Finance Initiative'.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SOE14/386	Education: Miscellaneous	Appointments to board of Scottish Centre for Children with Motor Impairments (Craigalbert); refusal to grant self-governing status to Castlehill Primary School in Ayr and general.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SOE14/395	Fundamental Expenditure Reviews	Departmental consideration.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SOE16/186/1	Honours Recommendations: Commerce and Industry	General.

Documents containing information which is exempt from release under Section 41(a) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 ('Communications with Her Majesty, Honours etc.') have been removed from this file. The original documents are now found on file reference SOE16/186/2. Redacted copies are found on SOE16/186/1.	1954-1988	1/01/2019	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SOE16/252	Policy and Administration	Management group: arrangements and agendas for meetings, including briefings and drafting of minutes.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SOE16/263	Policy and Administration	Management Group: indexed and numbered papers (94) 1-19, including departmental notes and minutes	1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SOE16/264	Policy and Administration	Management Group: indexed and numbered papers (94) 20-35, including departmental notes and minutes.	1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SOE16/265	Policy and Administration	Management Group: indexed and numbered papers (94) 36-52, including departmental notes and minutes	1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SOE16/271	Policy and Administration	Management Group: consideration of unnumbered papers.	1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SOE16/272	Policy and Administration	Management Group: consideration of unnumbered papers, including records management and the review and disposal of files; departmental consideration of draft report of links between the Scottish Office and local authorities.	1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SOE16/273	Policy and Administration	Management Group: consideration of senior management review conducted by the planning group.	1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SOE16/283	Policy and Administration	Management Group: un-numbered papers: general.	1993-1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SOE17/7/16	Scottish Courts Administration	Directory, November 1994.	1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SOE17/8/15	General Register Office for Scotland	Directory, May 1994.	1994	1/01/2025	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SOE22/7	Constitutional Referendum Bill 1997	Publicity and information strategy during Referendum Campaign.	1997-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SOE22/37	Scottish Parliament; Information Technology	Preparation for establishment the devolved Scottish Parliament, including support services and media facilities, and consideration of IT issues.	1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.	
SOE22/39/1	Referendum Planning	Consideration of the success of providing information to the public during the referendum campaign, including expenses. 

One document has been removed from this file as it contains personal information which is exempt from release under Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. This document is now held under the reference SOE22/39/2. 	1997-1998	1/01/2029	Available Friday 3rd Jan. No pre-ordering required.