Record revealed
Letter from a ‘destitute’ man to the Poor Law Commission
In this letter, Thomas Henshaw of Derbyshire complained of his treatment by local officials who denied him welfare despite his ‘most distressing’ situation.
Piece
The Butler Committee Report on Mentally Abnormal Offenders: House of Lords Debate...
Catalogue reference: MH 154/1163
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This record is about the The Butler Committee Report on Mentally Abnormal Offenders: House of Lords Debate... dating from 1976 Jan 01 - 1978 Dec 31 in the series Ministry of Health and Department of Health and Social Security: Local Authority.... 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)
- MH 154/1163
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1976 Jan 01 - 1978 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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The Butler Committee Report on Mentally Abnormal Offenders: House of Lords Debate held 22 March 1978
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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)
- D/B76/10
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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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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
- Welfare
- Mental illness
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11214016/
Series information
MH 154
Ministry of Health and Department of Health and Social Security: Local Authority...
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