are ordered using the onsite ordering system in the PRONI Search Room and are produced in the PRONI Reading Room. Visitors can order up to five documents at a time. Since December 2016, PRONI has allowed visitors to copy many records using their own cameras. PRONI also provides direct access to the most up to date births, marriages and deaths database hosted by General Register Office (Northern Ireland). In September 2011, the Northern Ireland Assembly accepted a Legislative Consent Motion to reduce the time limit for release of official records from 30 years to 20 years ("the 20-year Rule"). This is underpinned by the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the amendments made to it by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. The 20 Year Rule is being phased in over 10 years, with two years' worth of records being reviewed and released each year. Online records The PRONI website supports a number of free online resources including PRONI electronic catalogue; a searchable wills database which contains details of testamentary papers, 1858–1965; valuation records, 1864–1933; historic Ordnance Survey maps, 1832-1996; fully indexed and searchable Ulster Covenant signatories of 1912; Northern Ireland street directories, 1819–1900; pre-1840 Freeholders Registers and Poll Books; links to PRONI records on Flickr; the Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN); PRONI Web Archive, preserving a selection of Northern Ireland's websites. Events programme PRONI delivers a programme of events, talks, conferences, book launches and exhibitions over the course of the year. Many of which are in conjunction with partner institutions and other DfC sponsored bodies. Details can be found on the PRONI website or by subscribing to the monthly PRONI Express. PRONI on social media PRONI makes available filmed presentations, lectures and conferences on The PRONI YouTube channel. These cover a wide range of subjects including amongst others: family and local history, marking centenaries, culture, wars and conflicts, migration and the Ulster Plantation. See also List of Government departments and agencies in Northern Ireland References External links History of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Executive Archives in Northern Ireland 1924 establishments in Northern Ireland Web archiving initiatives