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
Devolution: Scotland and Wales Bill; health and social welfare (Scotland)
Catalogue reference: CAB 198/471
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This record is about the Devolution: Scotland and Wales Bill; health and social welfare (Scotland) dating from 1976 Nov 30 - 1977 Oct 27 in the series Records of the Constitution Unit: Registered 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)
- CAB 198/471
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1976 Nov 30 - 1977 Oct 27
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Description (What the record is about)
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Devolution: Scotland and Wales Bill; health and social welfare (Scotland)
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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)
- TL 512/1
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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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- Topics
- Welfare
- Devolution
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11435886/
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Series information
CAB 198
Records of the Constitution Unit: Registered files
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Within the series: CAB 198
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Devolution: Scotland and Wales Bill; health and social welfare (Scotland)
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