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Piece
Care proceedings: legal representation for children, parents and guardians; Children...
Catalogue reference: HO 416/12
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This record is about the Care proceedings: legal representation for children, parents and guardians; Children... dating from 1974 Jul 19 - 1974 Dec 17 in the series Home Office: Children's Department and Prison Department: Children and Young Offenders.... 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 416/12
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1974 Jul 19 - 1974 Dec 17
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Description (What the record is about)
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Care proceedings: legal representation for children, parents and guardians; Children Bill 1974
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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)
- CHN 72 116/6/2
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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
- Litigation
- Children
- Prisons
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11230713/
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Series information
HO 416
Home Office: Children's Department and Prison Department: Children and Young Offenders...
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