Series
Metropolitan Police: Office of the Receiver: Correspondence and Papers
Catalogue reference: MEPO 5
What's it about?
MEPO 5
General correspondence and papers of the Metropolitan Police's Office of the Receiver relating to financial matters, buildings, police and juvenile courts, extension of the Metropolitan Police District, the Metropolitan Police College, 1930 to...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MEPO 5
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Title (The name of the record)
- Metropolitan Police: Office of the Receiver: Correspondence and Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1829-1974
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Description (What the record is about)
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General correspondence and papers of the Metropolitan Police's Office of the Receiver relating to financial matters, buildings, police and juvenile courts, extension of the Metropolitan Police District, the Metropolitan Police College, 1930 to 1937, complaints against the police, the Metropolitan Police Canteen Board, and war measures, 1938 to 1946. It includes the special collection of unregistered papers held in the Receiver's private office.
The papers reflect the scope of the Receiver's responsibilities. They cover a multiplicity of subjects of a domestic nature such as accommodation, acts and bills, allowances, boats, clothing, contracts, fines, hackney carriage standings, medical matters, pensions, police courts, police stations, special services and transport, etc.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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See also HO 395
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 692 boxes, files and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- An index arranged in alphabetical subject order and a key identifying paper numbers with piece numbers are available in the public areas. Please speak to staff at the enquiry desk for the precise location of the index.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10814/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: MEPO
Records of the Metropolitan Police Office
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Metropolitan Police: Office of the Receiver: Correspondence and Papers