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Bar Council archives
Catalogue reference: BCO
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This record is about the Bar Council archives dating from 1883-1999.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- BCO
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Title (The name of the record)
- Bar Council archives
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1883-1999
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Description (What the record is about)
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Minutes and papers
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Chronological within series unless otherwise stated.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- London University: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- None
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Not Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- General Council of the Bar (now Bar Council)
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 12 linear metres
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 117 volumes, 45 files, 28 booklets and 113 documents
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open 20 years after last date on file
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
- Bar Council
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Paper
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- https://prod.ials.sas.ac.uk/ials-library/archives/ials-archives-collections#bco-general-council-of-the-bar
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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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The General Council of the Bar (now The Bar Council) was created in 1894 to deal with breaches of a barrister's professional etiquette, something that had previously been handled by the judiciary. Along with the Inns of Court it formed the Senate of the Inns of Court and the Bar in 1974, a union that was broken up on 1 January 1987 following a report by Lord Rawlinson. The Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 designated the Bar Council as the professional body for barristers, with the role as a regulatory body being split off in 2006 to form the Bar Standards Board. The Bar Council is the professional association for barristers in England and Wales.
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Catalogue last published online in July 2020
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/844dadb6-237c-4e49-9c7b-5d2ab315ec45/
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This record is held at London University: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
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Bar Council archives