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BARNSLEY POLICE
Catalogue reference: SY/547/C
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This record is about the BARNSLEY POLICE dating from 1896-1971.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SY/547/C
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Title (The name of the record)
- BARNSLEY POLICE
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1896-1971
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Barnsley Archive and Local Studies Department
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <corpname>Barnsley Police</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 8 Series
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Police records may not be made available to research workers unless permission has been sought in each case.
This is done by sending a letter to:
Information Compliance Unit
South Yorkshire Police
Professional Standards Department
Unit 20
Sheffield 35a Business Park
Churchill Way
Sheffield, S35 2PY
Email: foi@southyorks.police.uk
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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On abolition of South Yorkshire County Council on 31 March 1986, the records passed from South Yorkshire County Record Office, by agreement of the four South Yorkshire District Councils, to the custody of Sheffield Archives as lead authority. They were transferred to Barnsley Archives in 2010.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Prior to 1856 police were provided for Barnsley under the local Board of Health but from that year the Police Force was provided by the West Riding Constabulary. A superintendent for the Staincross Division of the West Riding was appointed and a house attached to a new lock-up was built for him.
On 16 October 1896 Barnsley officially established its own Police Force. David H. Turner was appointed Chief Constable with an establishment of two inspectors, six sergeants and thirty-one constables. By 1963, when George Parfitt was Chief Constable and a new headquarters was opened, the establishment was a superintendent, one chief inspector, seven inspectors, nineteen sergeants, 109 constables, seven police-women including a sergeant, and a civilian staff of twenty-three
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/160d9352-5067-4e71-bcec-bfbec72d19f8/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at Barnsley Archive and Local Studies Department
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BARNSLEY POLICE