File Release List

Government Records Branch

 January 2015 

Records of the Scottish Cabinet

NRS Reference	File Title	File Description	Date	Availability	
SCR1/1/1	Agendas for Scottish Cabinet Meetings	Agendas for the following Meetings of Scottish Cabinet Ministers:

1999: SC(99) 1st-23rd Meetings. 	20 May-21 Dec 1999

[File contains papers dating after 31 Dec 1999: these papers remain closed.]	No pre-ordering required –digital copy available on NRS ‘Virtual Volumes’ system.

SCR1/2/1	Numbered Papers for Scottish Cabinet Meetings	Numbered papers for Meetings of Scottish Cabinet Ministers.

Contains Papers SC(99)2-16 and 18-35. Also contains a copy of Paper MCGMS(99)1.

(Paper SC(99)1, which is not included, is the Agenda for the first Scottish Cabinet Meeting, and is found in file ref: SCR1/1/1. No Paper under the ref SC(99)17 was created.)	18 May-29 Aug 1999	No pre-ordering required –digital copy available on NRS ‘Virtual Volumes’ system.
	
SCR1/2/2	Numbered Papers for Scottish Cabinet Meetings	Numbered papers for Meetings of Scottish Cabinet Ministers.

Contains Papers SC(99)36-69.

(Papers SC(99)57 and 61, which are not included in this file, were marked 'Confidential', and filed separately. These Papers are found in file SCR1/4/1.)

Some information in this file is exempt from release under FOISA s.36(1) (Confidentiality). This information has been redacted (blanked out). 	16 Aug-2 Nov 1999	No pre-ordering required –digital copy available on NRS ‘Virtual Volumes’ system.
	
SCR1/2/3	Numbered Papers for Scottish Cabinet Meetings	Numbered papers for Meetings of Scottish Cabinet Ministers.

Contains Papers SC(99)70-99 and SC(00)1-10.

(Paper SC(99)97, which is not included in this file, was marked 'Confidential', and filed separately. This Paper is found in file SCR1/4/1.)

Some information in this file is exempt from release under FOISA s.36(1) (Confidentiality). This information has been redacted (blanked out).	14 Oct-21 Dec 1999

[File contains papers dating after 31 Dec 1999: these papers remain closed.]	No pre-ordering required –digital copy available on NRS ‘Virtual Volumes’ system.
	
SCR1/3/1	Minutes of Scottish Cabinet Meetings	Minutes ('Conclusions') of the following Meetings of Scottish Cabinet Ministers:

SC(99)1st-23rd Meetings

(Limited Circulation Annex to minutes of SC(99)14th Meeting was marked 'Confidential' and filed separately. This Paper is found in file SCR1/4/1.)

Some information in this file is exempt from release under FOISA s.36(1) (Confidentiality). This information has been redacted (blanked out).	20 May-21 Dec 1999

[File contains papers dating after 31 Dec 1999: these papers remain closed.]	No pre-ordering required –digital copy available on NRS ‘Virtual Volumes’ system.
	
SCR1/4/1	Confidential Papers and Minutes for Scottish Cabinet Meetings	Numbered papers for Meetings of Scottish Cabinet Ministers which were originally marked 'Confidential' and intended for a limited circulation.

Contains the following Papers:
SC(99)57
SC(99)61
SC(99)97

Contains the following Minutes ('Conclusions'):
SC(99)14th Meeting Conclusions: Limited Circulation Annex 	15 Oct-21 Dec 1999

[File contains papers dating after 31 Dec 1999: these papers remain closed.]	No pre-ordering required –digital copy available on NRS ‘Virtual Volumes’ system.
	
SCR2/1/1/1	Ministerial Committees: General	General papers on establishing Scottish Cabinet Committees and managing their business. 	26 May-8 Dec 1999

[File contains papers dating after 31 Dec 1999: these papers remain closed.]	No pre-ordering required –digital copy available on NRS ‘Virtual Volumes’ system.
	
SCR2/2/1/1	Meetings of the Ministerial Committee on Rural Development (MCRD): Agendas, Numbered Meeting Papers and Minutes	Papers for the following meetings of the Ministerial Committee on Rural Development (MCRD):

MCRD(99) 1st-3rd Meetings 	1 Sep-25 Nov 1999

[File contains papers dating after 31 Dec 1999: these papers remain closed.]	No pre-ordering required –digital copy available on NRS ‘Virtual Volumes’ system.
	
SCR2/3/1/1	Meetings of the Ministerial Committee on Poverty and Social Inclusion/Poverty and Inclusion Task Force (PITF): Agendas, Numbered Meeting Papers and Minutes	Papers for the following meetings of the Ministerial Committee on Poverty and Social Inclusion/Poverty and Inclusion Task Force (PITF):

PITF(99) 1st-3rd Meetings 	29 Jul-26 Oct 1999

[File contains papers dating after 31 Dec 1999: these papers remain closed.]	No pre-ordering required –digital copy available on NRS ‘Virtual Volumes’ system.
	
SCR2/4/1/1	Meetings of the Ministerial Committee on Tackling Drug Misuse (MCTDM): Agendas, Numbered Meeting Papers and Minutes	Papers for the following meetings of the Ministerial Committee on Tackling Drug Misuse (MCTDM):

MCTDM(99) 1st-2nd Meetings 	Aug-10 Nov 1999

[File contains papers dating after 31 Dec 1999: these papers remain closed.]	No pre-ordering required –digital copy available on NRS ‘Virtual Volumes’ system.
	
SCR2/5/1/1	Meetings of the Ministerial Committee on Digital Scotland (MCDS): Agendas, Numbered Meeting Papers and Minutes	Papers for the following meetings of the Ministerial Committee on Digital Scotland (MCDS):

MCDS(99) 1st Meeting	14 Sep 1999

[File contains papers dating after 31 Dec 1999: these papers remain closed.]	No pre-ordering required –digital copy available on NRS ‘Virtual Volumes’ system.
	
SCR2/6/1	Meeting of the Working Party on Road User Charging (WPRUC)	General papers on the meeting of the WPRUC on 2nd Jul 1999. 

Some information in this file is exempt from release under FOISA s.36(1) (Confidentiality). This information has been redacted (blanked out).	29 Jun-16 Aug 1999	No pre-ordering required –digital copy available on NRS ‘Virtual Volumes’ system.
	
SCR2/7/3/1	Cabinet Sub-Committee on Sustainable Scotland: Energy and Environment Group (EEG)	The file includes records of EEG Meetings (agendas, discussion papers and minutes of meetings). 	20 Oct-15 Dec 1999

[File contains papers dating after 31 Dec 1999: these papers remain closed.]	No pre-ordering required –digital copy available on NRS ‘Virtual Volumes’ system.
	
SCR2/8/1/1	Meetings of the Ministerial Working Group on Student Finance (MWGSF): Agendas, Numbered Meeting Papers and Minutes	Papers for the following meetings of the Ministerial Working Group on Student Finance (MWGSF):

MWGSF(99) 1st-2nd Meetings 	21-22 Dec 1999

[File contains papers dating after 31 Dec 1999: these papers remain closed.]	No pre-ordering required –digital copy available on NRS ‘Virtual Volumes’ system.
	
SCR2/8/2/1	Ministerial Working Group on Student Finance (MWGSF): General Papers	Papers on the establishment and running of the Ministerial Working Group on Student Finance (MWGSF), set up to consider the Scottish Executive [Scottish Government] response to the Cubie Committee Report. The MWGSF was chaired by the First Minister, Donald Dewar.

	4 Jun-30 Dec 1999

[File contains papers dating after 31 Dec 1999: these papers remain closed.]	No pre-ordering required –digital copy available on NRS ‘Virtual Volumes’ system.
	
SCR2/9/1	Ministerial Working Group on Local Government Finance (LGFS): General Papers	Papers on the establishment and running of the Working Group. Includes records of Working Group meetings (minutes etc.).	16 Nov-23 Dec 1999

[File contains papers dating after 31 Dec 1999: these papers remain closed.]	No pre-ordering required –digital copy available on NRS ‘Virtual Volumes’ system.
	
SCR3/1/1	Business Review Papers	Papers on the preparation of the weekly Business Review Paper for Scottish Cabinet Meetings, including discussion on topics to be included.	9 Apr-15 Dec 1999

[File contains papers dating after 31 Dec 1999: these papers remain closed.]	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
SCR3/3/1	Scottish Cabinet: Media Briefings	Notes of briefings given to the press on weekly Cabinet Meetings, together with internal Scottish Government communications (emails, minutes) between officials. 	19 May-7 Sep 1999

[File contains papers dating after 31 Dec 1999: these papers remain closed.]	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
SCR4/1	Cabinet Strategy Sessions: Youth Crime	The file contains papers on the first Strategy Session held by Scottish Ministers. Includes the agenda, meeting papers and minutes (Conclusions) from the Youth Crime Strategy Session held on 2 Dec 1999 (SCSS(99) 1st).	9 Sep-17 Dec 1999	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
SCR5/1/1	Ministerial Portfolio Meetings: Enterprise and Lifelong Learning	Papers relating to Portfolio Meetings between the First Minister and the Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning. 	1-15 Dec 1999

[File contains papers dating after 31 Dec 1999: these papers remain closed.]	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
SCR5/2/1	Ministerial Portfolio Meetings: Transport and Planning	Papers relating to Portfolio Meetings between the First Minister and the Minister for Transport and the Environment. 	6 Oct-24 Dec 1999

[File contains papers dating after 31 Dec 1999: these papers remain closed.]	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
SCR5/3/1	Ministerial Portfolio Meetings: Environment and Rural Development	Papers relating to Portfolio Meetings between the First Minister and the Minister for Rural Affairs. 	7 Oct-4 Nov 1999

[File contains papers dating after 31 Dec 1999: these papers remain closed.]	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
SCR5/4/1	Ministerial Portfolio Meetings: Health and Community Care	Papers relating to Portfolio Meetings between the First Minister and the Minister for Health and Community Care. 	18 Oct-16 Nov 1999

[File contains papers dating after 31 Dec 1999: these papers remain closed.]	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
SCR5/5/1	Ministerial Portfolio Meetings: Education, Europe and External Affairs	Papers relating to Portfolio Meetings between the First Minister and the Minister for Children and Education.	13 Oct-9 Nov 1999

[File contains papers dating after 31 Dec 1999: these papers remain closed.] 	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
SCR9/1/3	Programme for Government: Monitoring Commitments	Proposals for reporting the performance on delivering the commitments of the Partnership's [coalition Government's] Programme of Government.	27 Apr-20 Dec 1999

[File contains papers dating after 31 Dec 1999: these papers remain closed.]	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
SCR9/1/4	Programme for Government: Cross-Cutting Initiatives	Papers on the implementation of cross-cutting initiatives within the Scottish Executive [Scottish Government]. Issues include: rural Scotland; social inclusion; drugs; Digital Scotland; developing the knowledge economy; integrated services for children and young people; public health; sustainable development; modernising Government; and equality issues. 	29 Apr-8 Dec 1999

[File contains papers dating after 31 Dec 1999: these papers remain closed.]	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department

NRS Reference	File Title	File Description	Date	Original Open Date	Availability 	
AF62/6066	Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) 2002	Consideration of the Shetland Box, the 6 and 12 mile regimes and the concept of regionalisation of fisheries management in the North Sea.	1998-1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
AF85/105	Agriculture Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991	Correspondence relating to the appointment of an arbiter to determine the rent of the holding at Broomhill and Meikle Geddes Farm, Nairn.	1997-1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
AF85/106	Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991	Correspondence relating to the appointment of an arbiter to determine the rent of the holding at Newton of Budgate Farm, Nairn.	1997-1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
AF85/108	Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991	Correspondence relating to the appointment of an arbiter to determine the rent of the holding at Clayhills, Longside, and a copy of the final award document.	1998-1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	

Scottish Office Development Department 

NRS Reference	File Title	File Description	Date	Original Open Date	Availability	
DD4/5550	Capital Investment Programme	Roads schemes. Cuts following Chancellor's statement of 17 December 1973 and Public Expenditure Savings, 1974: policy, including oil related expenditure.	1974	2015	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
DD6/5007	Homelessness: Policy	White Papers on rural housing and working paper by Scottish Homes: departmental consideration.	1998-1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
DD6/5041	Housing Policy	Drafting of Green Paper on housing for consideration by ministers.	1998-1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
DD6/5103/1	Housing Act, 1980	Registered Housing Association (Accounting Requirements) Order, 1993: departmental consideration of new accounting compliance measures, including correspondence with Scottish Homes and a further order for 1999.

Some information in this file is exempt from release under FOISA s.36(1) (Confidentiality). This information has been removed and is now found on file ref: DD6/5103/2.	1993-1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
DD12/4048/1	The Planning (Control of Major Accident Hazards) (Scotland) Regulations 2000.	Papers relating to the drafting of regulations to implement European Community Directive 96/82/EC on the Control of Major-Accidents Hazards Involving Dangerous Substances (The Comah Directive). The file contains correspondence with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR) regarding proposed regulations for England and Wales, including copies of the HSE proposals for regulations, DETR consultation paper, and the European Commission Joint Research Centre guidance paper.

Some information in this file is exempt from release under FOISA s.36(1) (Confidentiality). This information has been removed and is now found on file ref: DD12/4048/2. 	1998-1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
DD13/3197	Coast Protection Scheme	North Shore Kyleakin, Skye: phase one.	1994-1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
DD13/3198	Coast Protection Scheme	North Shore Kyleakin, Skye. (Enclosures to DD13/3197.)	1994-1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
DD17/1904	Public Transport Fund	Bids for funding of local public transport projects and initiatives: departmental consideration.	1998-1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
DD17/1905	Public Transport Fund	Bids for funding of local public transport projects and initiatives: departmental consideration and approval.	1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
DD17/1906	Public Transport Fund	Bids for funding of local public transport projects and initiatives: departmental consideration and general.	1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
DD17/1907	Public Transport Fund	Bids for funding of local public transport projects and initiatives: departmental consideration and general.	1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
DD17/1933/1	Public Transport Fund	Bids for funding of local public transport projects and initiatives: departmental consideration and general.

Some information in this file is exempt from release under FOISA s.38(1)(b) (Personal information). This information has been redacted (blanked out). The original unredacted documents are now held on file ref: DD17/1933/2.	1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
DD17/1983	Civil Aviation: Loganair	General, including minutes of meetings with British Regional Airways, and Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd. (HIAL). Includes minutes of HIAL Board meetings and copy of Civil Aviation Authority's Year 2000 Questionnaire on the Air Transport Sector.	1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
DD17/1984	Civil Aviation: Loganair	Loganair's Year 2000 Programme and preparation for an Independent Assessment. Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd. (HIAL) Board meeting minutes and papers: general.	1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
DD17/1993	Civil Aviation: Edinburgh Airport	General: correspondence, including ministerial correspondence; minutes of meetings.	1998-1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
DD17/1994	Civil Aviation: Edinburgh Airport	General: correspondence, including ministerial correspondence.	1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
DD17/2051	Local Transport Planning: Glasgow Underground Rail	Consideration of grant aid for a feasibility study into modernising Glasgow's underground rail system and subsequent public works programme. Correspondence, press cuttings, notes and minutes of meetings.	1969-1974	2015	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
DD37/187	Rural Policy	'Towards a Development Strategy for Rural Scotland: The Framework': departmental consideration of comments received.	1998-1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	

Scottish Office Education Department 

NRS Reference	File Title	File Description	Date	Original Open Date	Availability	
ED11/947/1	The Family Fund	Reconstitution and appointment of trustees. Includes papers relating to Family Mediation Scotland.

Some information in this file is exempt from release under FOISA s.38(1)(b) (Personal information). This information has been removed and is now found on file ref: ED11/947/2.	1995-1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
ED18/3611	School Inspectors' Reports: Dunbartonshire	Primary Schools: Cumbernauld, Carbrain.	1971-1974	2015	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
ED18/3891	School Inspectors' Reports: Lanarkshire	Senior Secondary Schools: Bellshill Academy.	1957-1974	2015	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
ED26/1788	Aberdeen University	Appointment to Regius Chair of Anatomy.	1964	2015	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
ED39/912	Domestic Violence Against Women	Scottish Office strategy on domestic violence against women, including departmental note on Scottish Partnership on Domestic Violence.	1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
ED39/974	Pre-School Provision: Policy and General	Scottish Childcare Board: minutes and reports.	1998-1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
ED39/975	Pre-School Provision: Policy	Scottish Childcare and Education Board: papers and minutes.	1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
ED39/1000	Community Care Implementation	Review of Learning Disability Services Working Group: agendas, minutes and circulated papers, including reports, discussion papers, framework and strategy documents, needs assessments and operational documents.	1998-1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
ED39/1093	Pre-School Education: Gaelic	Funding sources for Gaelic pre-school education, and the Gaelic specific grant scheme.	1998-1999	2030	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
ED39/1105	Pre-School Provision: Policy	'Curriculum Framework for Children in their Pre-School Year'. Includes ministerial briefings on the provision of denominational pre-school provision, and consideration of the publication of a booklet for social work staff entitled 'Valuing Diversity: Having Regard to the Racial, Religious, Cultural and Linguistic Needs of Scotland's Children'.	1998-1999	2030	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
ED65/5	Higher Still Research	Evaluation of Higher Still.	1998-1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
ED65/6	Higher Still Research	Evaluation of Higher Still: survey of staff, career officers, trainers and employers.	1998-1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
ED65/20	Higher Still: Education Authorities	Implementation: meetings of co-ordinating committee and meetings with education authorities' representatives.	1998-1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
ED65/25	Higher Still	Development and implementation of training programme for teachers and Inspectors.	1997-1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
ED65/28	Higher Still	Scottish Group Awards Steering Group: membership of subject groups.	1997-1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
ED65/34	Higher Still	Implementation strategy from May 1997.	1998-1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
ED65/38	Higher Still	Relaxation of stage restrictions: consultation and proposals to allow pupils to commence Higher Still courses in S3 or S4.	1997-1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
ED65/40	Higher Still: Age and Stage Restrictions	Before 6 November, 2000: relaxation of age restrictions and consultation papers.	1998-1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
ED65/44	Higher Still	National Liaison Group: concerns from individual institutions about timing of introduction of new syllabus.	1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
ED65/46	Higher Still	National Liaison Group, English and Communication Sub-Group: minutes of meetings, concerns raised by individual institutions, and briefing notes for departments.	1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
ED65/48	Higher Still	National Liaison Group, Art and Design Sub-Group: agenda, membership list and staff development seminar papers.	1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
ED65/50	Higher Still	Higher Still Development Programme: Development Officer Sub-Group in Assessment. Minutes and papers, including concerns about assessment process from individual institutions.	1996-1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	

Scottish Office Home and Health Department 

NRS Reference 	File Title	File Description	Date	Original Open Date	Availability	
HH17/31	Case File: DOBIE, William	Criminal Lunatic Department (Perth Prison) case file.

William Dobie was sent to Broadmoor Hospital after murdering his wife in 1917. He was released in 1928 but then readmitted to Perth Prison (Criminal Lunatic Department) in 1938, where he died.
The file includes photographs of William Dobie and a slim volume handwritten by him entitled "The Murder's Paradise". 	1938-1939	2015	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
HH17/108/1	Case File: TOLAND, Daniel	Criminal Lunatic Department (Perth Prison) case file.

Daniel Toland was found to be insane after being found guilty of attempting to murder his wife in 1934, in Govan, Glasgow. He was conditionally released in 1936. The file includes two photographs of Daniel Toland.

Some information in this file is exempt from release under FOISA s.38(1)(d) (Deceased person’s health records). Some information has been redacted (blanked out) and some information has been removed. The original unredacted documents, and documents which have been removed, are now found on file ref: HH17/108/2. 	1934-1939	2015	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
HH18/1	CRUICKSHANK, George	'Criminal Lunatic' file.

George Cruickshank was convicted of assault and stabbing in 1934. 	1934-1939	2015	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
HH18/4/1	TOLAND, Daniel 	'Criminal Lunatic' file.

Daniel Toland was found to be insane after being found guilty of attempting to murder his wife in 1934, in Govan, Glasgow. He was conditionally released in 1936.

Some information in this file is exempt from release under FOISA s.38(1)(d) (Deceased person’s health records). This information has been removed from this file and is now found on file ref: HH18/4/2. 	1934-1939	2015	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
HH18/6/1	DOBIE, William	'Criminal Lunatic' file.

William Dobie was sent to Broadmoor Hospital after murdering his wife in 1917. He was released in 1928 but then readmitted to Perth Prison (Criminal Lunatic Department) in 1938 where he died. File contains photographs of William Dobie.

Some information in this file is exempt from release under FOISA s.38(1)(d) (Deceased person’s health records). This information has been removed from this file and is now found on file ref: HH18/6/2. 	1918-1939	2015	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
HH18/24	GREER, John Flockhart	'Criminal Lunatic' file.

John Flockhart Greer was accused of sodomy, murder, assault and attempted murder in 1937.	1937-1939	2015	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
HH18/32	BROWN or SIMPSON, Elizabeth	'Criminal Lunatic' file.

Elizabeth Simpson nee Brown was admitted to Perth (Criminal Lunatic Department ) in 1939 accused of murder and attempted murder.	1939	2015	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
HH41/2788	Scottish Law Commission	Report on the recovery of possession of heritable property: general, including copy of the published report.	1996-1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
HH41/2870	Reform of Legal Aid	Possible Green Paper on civil legal aid: consultation. 	1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
HH41/2948/1	Scottish Law Commission	Report on abolition of the feudal system of land tenure: launch of the report, including departmental consideration of recommendations.

Some information in this file is exempt from release under FOISA s.36(1) (Confidentiality). This information has been removed and is now found on file ref: HH41/2948/2. 	1999	2030	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
HH41/2981/1	Registers of Scotland (RoS)	General pay and personnel issues following the granting of agency status, including departmental consideration of rumoured low morale among the workforce.

Some information in this file is exempt from release under FOISA s.38(1)(b) (Personal Information). Some information has been redacted (blanked out) and some information has been removed. The original unredacted documents, and documents which have been removed, are now found on file ref: HH41/2981/2.	1996-1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
HH41/3102	Criminal Justice: Mental Health Legislation	Responses to consultation paper on mentally disturbed offenders in Scotland, in particular unfitness to plead and acquittal by reason of insanity.	1992-1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
HH41/3106	Registers of Scotland (RoS)	Monitoring of Registers of Scotland after achieving agency status. Includes consideration of quarterly returns and reviews, notes of meetings, services provided, and litigation.	1998-1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
HH41/3107	Registers of Scotland (RoS)	Quinquennial review.	1998-1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
HH41/3110	Registers of Scotland (RoS)	Review of performance against targets, including corporate plans.	1997-1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
HH41/3141	National Archives of Scotland (NAS)	General Register House (GRH) refurbishment: financial monitoring and funding negotiations on accommodation requirements and upgrades, including the building of a further archive repository at Sighthill. Includes copy of 'Improved Archive Storage Proposal' by the NRS and 'Economic Option Appraisal for the Upgrade of GRH' by Thomas and Adamson (Surveyors), 1998

['National Archives of Scotland', formerly the Scottish Record Office (SRO), was the previous name for the National Records of Scotland (NRS). The NRS was formed when NAS and the General Register Office for Scotland (GROS) merged on 1 Apr 2011.] 	1995-1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
HH41/3372/1	European Commission for Human Rights (ECHR)	Liaison with other countries. Working group on ECHR incorporation: agendas, minutes of meetings, circulated papers and correspondence.

Some information in this file is exempt from release under FOIA section 35(1)(b) (Formulation of government policy etc: Ministerial communications). This information has been removed and is now found in file ref: HH41/3372/3.	1998-1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
HH55/564	Police Appeals	McKenzie, John M. (Constable)

Dismissal of Constable McKenzie for drunk and abusive behaviour in a baker's shop in Glasgow on the 2nd September 1939, the day before the Second World War began.	1939	2015	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
HH55/1052/1	Police Working Party on Supply of Police Reports for Government Departments and other Authorities	Working Party Report and Departmental Circulars.	1954-1964	2015	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
HH55/1052/2	Police Working Party on Supply of Police Reports for Government Departments and other Authorities	Enclosure to HH55/1052/1.	1954-1964	2015	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
HH57/365/1	South Inch House Detention Centre	Action following report into allegations of ill-treatment.

Some information in this file is exempt from release under FOISA s.34(1)(b) (Investigations by Scottish public authorities) and s.38(1)(b) (Personal information). This information has been removed and is now found on file ref: HH57/365/2.	1962-1964	2015	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
HH57/726/1	Aberdeen Prison	Reports of visits by medical adviser.

Some information in this file is exempt from release under FOISA s.38(1)(b) (Personal information). This information has been removed from this file and is now found on file ref: HH57/726/2.	1937-1964	2015	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
HH57/2148	Prisons: Future Residential Investment Programme (FRIP)	Establishment of working group and report on assessment of options for a contract strategy	1998-1999	2030	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
HH58/160/1	Infectious Diseases	Outbreaks of typhoid and para-typhoid fever: general, including Aberdeen outbreak of 1964.

In the summer of 1964 an epidemic of typhoid occurred in Aberdeen, which was traced to a contaminated tin of corned beef. Over 500 people were affected and quarantined, but there were no fatalities.

Some information in this file is exempt from release under FOISA s.38(1)(b) (Personal information). This information has been redacted. 	1959-1964	2015	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
HH101/4587	Public Health Strategy	Green paper on public health: ministerial briefings and background notes concerning the consultation Green paper 'Working Together for a Healthier Scotland'.	1998-1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
HH101/4600	Lothian Health Board: Reconfiguration of Trusts	Papers and reports relating to the consideration of the new arrangements. Draft public consultation documents, with some responses from individuals and organisations, including GPs.	1997-1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
HH102/764	General Dental Services: Regulations	Appeals under Regulation 35 of the 1948 Regulations	1953-1964	2015	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
HH102/844	Pharmaceutical Services: Appliances allowed under Third Schedule to the General Medical and Pharmaceutical Regulations (Scotland): Trusses	Prescriptions, complaints, correspondence on truss types and tariffs, and Ministerial Correspondence. 	1948-1974	2015	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
HH102/1928	Scottish Dental Practice Board, Dental Practice Division, Year 2000 Project.	Papers and correspondence regarding development of Dental Practice Division's (DPD) Year 2000 Project, including specification of and business cases for new IT systems within Pharmacy Practice Division (PPD) and DPD.	1998-1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
HH102/1972	Cancer Executive Group (CEG)	Minutes of meetings and papers.	1998-1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
HH104/65	Reports on Leukaemia Serum	M. Gaston Naessen's serum and alleged cure for leukaemia: departmental consideration, reports and general correspondence.	1964	2015	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	

Scottish Executive Education Department 

NRS Reference 	File Title	File Description	Date	Original Open Date	Availability	
SE/ED/7/1/1/2	Scottish Childcare Board	Minutes of meetings and reports, including report to New Opportunities Fund (NOF).	1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
SE/ED/7/1/3	Scottish Childcare Board 	Departmental consideration of appointments to new Board, including background information on possible members.	1998-1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
SE/ED/7/1/4	Scottish Childcare Board 	Setting up of the Board to advise on the development and implementation of a childcare strategy for Scotland, as set out in the Green Paper 'Meeting the Childcare Challenge: A Childcare Strategy for Scotland'. 	1998-1999	2030	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	

Scottish Office Industry Department 

NRS Reference	File Title	File Description	Date	Original Open Date	Availability	
SEP2/26	Visit Reports	Various firms. 	1974	2015	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
SEP2/70	Blantyre Engineering Co Ltd, Blantyre	Coal preparation engineers. 	1955-1974	2015	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
SEP2/71	Lanarkshire Welding Co Ltd, Wishaw	Welders. 	1965-1974	2015	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
SEP2/84	West of Scotland Home Industries Ltd, Langhaugh Mill, Galashiels	Mohair and wool cloth manufacturers. 	1973-1974	2015	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
SEP2/93	MacDonald & Muir, Leith	Whisky distillers and blenders. 	1972-1974	2015	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
SEP2/113	Stewart Wales, Somerville Ltd, East Kilbride	Specialist paints and structural steel work manufacturers. 	1972-1974	2015	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
SEP2/130	White Heather Distillers Ltd, Glasgow	Whisky distillers and blenders. 	1961-1974	2015	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
SEP2/141	Bonney Forge International Ltd, Irvine	Pipe fittings for natural gas and petrochemical industries. 	1968-1974	2015	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
SEP2/185	John Lawrence (Solvents Division) Ltd, Glasgow 	Chemical manufacturer.	1972-1974	2015	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
SEP2/229	Chivas Brothers Ltd, Paisley	Whisky distillers. 	1953-1974	2015	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
SEP2/349	British Domestic Appliances, Industrial Estate, Dundee	Manufacturer of refrigeration units. 	1966-1974	2015	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
SEP2/366	Edinburgh Essence Co Ltd, Edinburgh	Manufacturers of food essences and flavourings. 	1947-1974	2015	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
SEP2/374	Jamieson, Anderson & Co Ltd, Newmilns, Ayrshire	Lace manufacturers. 	1956-1974	2015	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
SEP2/376	Cooper, McDougall & Robertson Ltd, Glasgow	Manufacturer of sheep and cattle dips, preparations and disinfectants. 	1950-1974	2015	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
SEP2/385	Alloa Glassworks Co Ltd, Alloa	Manufacturer of glass containers. 	1954-1974	2015	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
SEP2/391	Craig & Rose Ltd, Edinburgh	Paint manufacturers. 	1960-1974	2015	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
SEP2/410	J & T Boyd Ltd, Glasgow	Textile machine manufacturers. 	1973-1974	2015	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
SEP2/563	Nobels Explosives Co Ltd, Stevenston	Explosives manufacturers. 	1972-1974	2015	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
SEP2/567	Scope Engineering Systems, East Kilbride	Electronic equipment manufacturers. 	1971-1974	2015	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
SEP2/577	Scottish Cork Bobbins Ltd, Galashiels	Bobbin manufacturers. 	1952-1974	2015	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
SEP4/1405	Heavy Fabrication Study	Notes on individual firms 	1974	2015	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
SEP4/1417	Oil-Related Work in Scotland	Questionnaire survey 	1974	2015	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
SEP4/1418	Oil-Related Work in Scotland	Questionnaire survey 	1974	2015	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
SEP4/1419	Oil-Related Work in Scotland	Questionnaire survey 	1974	2015	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
SEP4/1420	Oil-Related Work in Scotland	Questionnaire survey 	1974	2015	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
SEP4/1421	Oil-Related Work in Scotland	Questionnaire survey 	1974	2015	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
SEP4/1733	Location of Industry	Jedburgh Burgh: general. 	1967-1974	2015	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	

Scottish Office Central Services Department

NRS Reference 	File Title	File Description	Date	Original Open Date	Availability	
SOE4/140	Information Technology: Year 2000	Guidance notes on tackling the year 2000 date change problem (the 'Millennium Bug'), including business continuity planning, embedded chip compliance and media handling.	1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
SOE4/141	Information Technology: Year 2000	Business continuity planning for services provided by DAS: Papers identifying possible risks over the millennium period (the 'Millennium Bug') and the steps that can be taken to reduce those risks.	1999	2030	Pre-ordering required (2 working days)	
SOE6/1/1549/1	Council Tax Policy: Joint Working Group on Council Tax	The Working Group comprised representatives from the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) and Scottish Office officials, and considered ways of improving council tax debt collection. The file includes notes of meetings and circulated papers, including report of respondents' views to the group's consultation paper, and a report to the Scottish Parliament.

Some information in this file is exempt from release under FOISA s.38(1)(b) (Personal information). This information has been removed and is now found on file ref: SOE6/1/1549/2.	1998-1999	2030	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
SOE6/1/1550/1	Council Tax Policy: Joint Working Group on Council Tax	The Working Group comprised representatives from the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) and Scottish Office officials, and considered ways of improving council tax debt collection. The file includes notes of meetings and circulated papers, including drafting of report carried out by the Institute of Revenues, Rating and Valuation (IRRV).

Some information in this file is exempt from release under FOISA s.36(1) (Confidentiality) and 38(1)(b) (Personal information). This information has been removed and is now found on file ref: SOE6/1/1550/2.	1999	2030	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
SOE6/1/1551/1	Council Tax Policy: Joint Working Group on Council Tax	The Working Group comprised representatives from the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) and Scottish Office officials, and considered ways of improving council tax debt collection. The file includes notes of meetings and circulated papers, including consideration of drafts of the report carried out by the Institute of Revenues, Rating and Valuation (IRRV) and a summary of the responses from the consultation paper 'It Pays To Collect'.

Some information in this file is exempt from release under FOISA s.38(1)(b) (Personal information). This information has been removed and is now found on file ref: SOE6/1/1551/2.	1999	2030	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
SOE6/1/1552/1	Council Tax Policy: Joint Working Group on Council Tax	The Working Group comprised representatives from the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) and Scottish Office officials, and considered ways of improving council tax debt collection. The file includes notes of meetings and circulated papers, including final drafts of the Working Group report carried out by the Institute of Revenues, Rating and Valuation (IRRV).

Some information in this file is exempt from release under FOISA s.36(1) (Confidentiality). This information has been removed and is now found on file ref: SOE6/1/1552/2. 	1999	2030	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
SOE16/303	Scottish Office Management Group: Agendas	Agendas for the following meetings:

MG(98) 1st-13th Meetings
MG(99) 1st-5th Meetings
Un-numbered Agendas for meetings from 15 Jul-20 Dec 1999	22 Jan 1998-17 Dec 1999	2030	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
SOE16/304/1	Scottish Office Management Group: Minutes of Meetings	Minutes of the following meetings:

MG(98) 1st-13th Meetings
MG(99) 1st-3rd Meetings
Un-numbered Minute of meeting, 15 Jul 1999.

Some information in this file is exempt from release under FOISA s.41(b) (Communications with Her Majesty etc. and honours). This information has been redacted (blanked out). 	30 Jan 1998-23 Jul 1999	2030	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
SOE16/305	Scottish Office Management Group: Action Points	Action points from MG Meetings (29 Apr-20 Dec 1999).	29 Apr-23 Dec 1999	2030	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
SOE16/306	Scottish Office Management Group: Meeting Papers	Meeting papers: (84) 23-30; (85) 1-19.	1984-1985	2030	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
SOE16/307	Scottish Office Management Group: Meeting Papers	Meeting papers: (85) 20-21; MG(99) 1-12.	1985-1999	2030	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
SOE16/308	Scottish Office Management Group: Forward Look Meetings	'Forward Look' meeting papers, including Action Points. 	15 Jun-8 Dec 1998	2029	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
SOE16/309/1	Scottish Office Management Group: General	General papers, including drafts of Management Group Meeting Papers with comments.

Some information is exempt from release under FOISA s.38(1)(b) (Personal Information). This information has been redacted. 	1998-1999	2030	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
SOE16/310/1	Scottish Office Management Group: General	General papers, including drafts of Management Group Meeting Papers with comments.

Some information in this file is exempt from release under FOIA s.35 (Formulation of Government policy etc.). This information has been removed and is now found on file ref: SOE16/310/3.	1999	2030	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.	
SOE22/30/1	Devolution: Scotland Act	Discussion of the concordat with the UK Department of Environment Transport and the Regions (DETR) and Orders following on from the Scotland Act.

Some information in this file is exempt from release under FOISA s.36(1) (Confidentiality) and FOIA s. 35(1)(a) (Formulation of government policy, etc.) This information has been removed and is now found on files ref: SOE22/30/2 and SOE22/30/3 respectively.	1999	2030	Available Mon 5th-Fri 9th Jan – no pre-ordering required.