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Riot at HM Prison Parkhurst, Newport, Isle of Wight, in October 1969: civil proceedings...
Catalogue reference: HO 391/251
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This record is about the Riot at HM Prison Parkhurst, Newport, Isle of Wight, in October 1969: civil proceedings... dating from 1976 Jan 01-1977 Dec 31 in the series Home Office: Prison Department: General (PDG Symbol Series) Files. 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)
- HO 391/251
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1976 Jan 01-1977 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Riot at HM Prison Parkhurst, Newport, Isle of Wight, in October 1969: civil proceedings by prisoners against Home Office and prison staff; final out of court settlement
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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)
- PDG 68 210/2/35
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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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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Retained Until 2016
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open 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
- Litigation
- Public disorder
- Prisons
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11014235/
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HO 391
Home Office: Prison Department: General (PDG Symbol Series) Files
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Riot at HM Prison Parkhurst, Newport, Isle of Wight, in October 1969: civil proceedings...
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