From the National Records of Scotland (www.nrscotland.gov.uk):
NRS Updates: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information
NRS on site services are currently closed to the public. However, we are continuing to deliver business critical services, including providing urgent legal documents to support the property market, the probate sector and court services, and official birth, death and marriage certificates to enable citizens to obtain passports, employment and register with GPs, as well as the processing of Adoption Orders.
Full building re-opening including public access to NRS buildings is not expected to take place until Phase 4 of the Scottish Government route map. However, we are considering whether it may be possible to offer some limited access to digital and physical records onsite in early 2021. Due to difficulties with ventilation and entry and exit routes, it is not possible to effectively mitigate COVID-19 risks to allow public access to the Historical Search Room.
We have therefore carried out feasibility planning on alternative available spaces to identify where it may be possible to open to provide access to both our digital and physical records, on a very limited basis. Following appropriate preparatory work we anticipate that access will be available in early 2021 on a limited and appointment only basis. This will allow us to continue to prepare public access space in buildings and to ensure that all the relevant protocols are in place to protect the health of our staff and customers.
We appreciate your understanding whilst we take time to plan limited re-opening carefully and look forward to welcoming you back to our buildings when it is safe to do so.
For further details visit https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/about-us/service-status
Chris
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