Record revealed
Letter from a ‘destitute’ man to the Poor Law Commission
In this letter, Thomas Henshaw of Derbyshire complained of his treatment by local officials who denied him welfare despite his ‘most distressing’ situation.
Piece
Administration of the wage stop: implementation of the commission's report fourth...
Catalogue reference: AST 36/763
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This record is about the Administration of the wage stop: implementation of the commission's report fourth... dating from 1971 Jan 01 - 1974 Dec 31 in the series Supplementary Benefits Commission: Registered Files (SBC Series). It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- AST 36/763
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1971 Jan 01 - 1974 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Administration of the wage stop: implementation of the commission's report fourth stage; disabled cases
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- SBC/WS(SB)/14/8 PART F
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Closed Until 2002
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Welfare
- Pay and pensions
- Disability
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11032756/
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Series information
AST 36
Supplementary Benefits Commission: Registered Files (SBC Series)
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