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Inquiry into indecency amongst boys
Catalogue reference: BN 62/631
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This record is about the Inquiry into indecency amongst boys dating from 1950-1956 in the series Home Office and Department of Health and Social Security: Approved Schools and Remand.... 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)
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BN 62/631
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Date (When the record was created)
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1950-1956
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Description (What the record is about)
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Inquiry into indecency amongst boys
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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)
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CHR 63/24/1
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Closed For 84 years
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Closed Or Retained 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
- Children
- Sex and gender
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2276716/
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