sentences: "The idea for creating a UK-wide legislation database dates back to 1991 when the government awarded a contract to Syntegra, a BT company previously known as "Secure Information Systems Limited", to create a database containing all the public Acts comprised in the publication "Statutes in Force" together with all amendments made since a "base date" of 1 February 1991.The database was delivered by Syntegra in November 1993, but not accepted by the government until Summer 1995 at a cost of £700,000.