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NRS , computer virus shuts genealogy records service.
« on: Wednesday 30 March 16 19:30 BST (UK) »
BBC news report -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-35928037


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Wednesday, 30 March 2016
ScotlandsPeople Centre computer system - ongoing issues
The National Records of Scotland is again advising that it's ScotlandsPeople Centre search rooms are closed in Edinburgh, and will advise later today if they will be opened tomorrow - see http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/news/2016/customer-notice.

However, having just got off the phone from the Glasgow Genealogy Centre, one of the regional hubs taking a feed from the system across the country, it has advised that it is not taking any bookings for the rest of this week, and will review this again next week. I presume all ScotlandsPeople outlets are experiencing the same issue, but it may be best to contact any that you might be intending to visit before you set off.
http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/scotlandspeople-centre-computer-system.html



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Re: NRS , computer virus shuts genealogy records service.
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 02 April 16 18:51 BST (UK) »
The NRS web site says the SP Centre will be reopening on Monday 4 April.
Never trust anything you find online (especially submitted trees and transcriptions on Ancestry, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and other commercial web sites) unless it's an image of an original document - and even then be wary because errors can and do occur.