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Courts and legal bodies | These
pages are designed to provide help and information to anyone with record-keeping
responsibilities in the Scottish courts and other legal bodies which transmit
their records to the National Archives of Scotland (NAS). In the NAS the Court
and Legal Records Branch (CLRB) carries out the Keeper’s responsibilities
for these public records.
What CLRB doThe functions of CLRB can
best be summarised in the following list: - We accept record transmissions
from our depositors in accordance with current public records legislation.
- We
appraise court and legal records in accordance with current legislation, and select
those regarded as worthy of permanent preservation.
- We provide advice
to our depositors on best practice for dealing with court and legal records, both
in paper and electronic formats.
- We return transmitted records when depositors
request them for their use.
- We catalogue court and legal records held
in the NAS, and promote public access to them through our public on-line catalogue.
Read
our transmissions section
for information on depositing court and legal records with the NAS; the on-line
forms required for making deposits and information on re-transmissions.
For detailed information about your area of responsibility go to one of the following:
• Supreme Courts
• Sheriff Courts
•
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal
Service
• Accountant in Bankruptcy
• Registers of Scotland
Contacting CLRB
The following contact numbers are for the use of staff in the Scottish courts and other legal bodies who deposit records with the NAS. They can also contact us on court&legal@nas.gov.uk. If you have a more general query about court and legal records – for example about how to get access to them or what they contain – please contact the relevant search room (Historical Search Room, West Search Room or Legal Search Room) through our contact us page.
| Sheriff Courts Section | Sheriff
courts
Commissary Unit of Edinburgh Sheriff Court | 0131
270 3301 | | Criminal Actions Section | High
Court of Justiciary
Crown Office and Lord Advocate's Department
(except
policy and legislation files and establishment records) | 0131
270 3313 | | Civil Actions
Section | Court of Session
Accountant of Court
Accountant in Bankruptcy
Registers of Scotland
Scottish Land Court and the Lands Tribunal for Scotland | 0131
270 3314 |
Alternatively, please write to:
Court
and Legal Records Branch
The National Archives of Scotland
Thomas Thomson
House
99 Bankhead Crossway North
Sighthill
Edinburgh
EH11 4DX
Emergency ContactsIn the event of emergencies or disasters affecting
the records in any way, the NAS should be informed immediately.
| Conservation Services Branch | Telephone: | 0131
270 3308 | | Court and Legal Records
Branch | Telephone: | 0131
270 3312
0131 270 3313
0131 270 3314
0131 270 3301 |
| | E-mail: |
court&legal@nas.gov.uk
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