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Metropolitan Police: Office of the Receiver: Correspondence and Papers

Catalogue reference: MEPO 5

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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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MEPO 5

Title
Metropolitan Police: Office of the Receiver: Correspondence and Papers
Date

1829-1974

Description

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.

Related material

See also HO 395

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Physical description

692 boxes, files and volumes

Access conditions

Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated

Unpublished finding aids
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.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10814/

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Metropolitan Police: Office of the Receiver: Correspondence and Papers