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Inquest into the death of Blair Peach at an anti National Front demonstration in...
Catalogue reference: HO 299/111
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This record is about the Inquest into the death of Blair Peach at an anti National Front demonstration in... dating from 1980 Jan 01 - 1980 Dec 31 in the series Home Office: Coroners (CRN and CRS 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 299/111
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1980 Jan 01 - 1980 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Inquest into the death of Blair Peach at an anti National Front demonstration in Southall, West London, on 23 April 1979: rejection of a public inquiry into alleged police brutality; regulations on usage of truncheons
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Previously missing at transfer; found July 2008
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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)
- CRN 77 62/1/2
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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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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open on Transfer
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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
- Policing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11333835/
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Series information
HO 299
Home Office: Coroners (CRN and CRS Symbol Series) Files
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Within the series: HO 299
Home Office: Coroners (CRN and CRS Symbol Series) Files
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