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Electric locking system: "keyless" locking; introduction into closed prisons and...
Catalogue reference: HO 391/11
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- HO 391/11
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1977 Jan 01-1982 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Electric locking system: "keyless" locking; introduction into closed prisons and borstals
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Creating government department or its successor
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- PDG 66 0005/0003/030
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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)
- file(s)
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Closed Or Retained Document, Open Description
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HO 391
Home Office: Prison Department: General (PDG Symbol Series) Files
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