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Series

Privy Council Office: Charter Files (Numerical Series)

Catalogue reference: PC 15

What's it about?

PC 15

Registered files relating to the Privy Council Office's functions concerning chartered organisations.

Full description and record details

Reference

PC 15

Title
Privy Council Office: Charter Files (Numerical Series)
Date

1916-2015

Description

Registered files relating to the Privy Council Office's functions concerning chartered organisations.

Arrangement
Arrangement

Files are arranged by chartered organisation within transfer. The records in this series to 1965 are part of the single numerical series of registered files operated by the Privy Council Office, dealing with the office's supervision of the various chartered organisations for which it has responsibility. From 1965 files dealing with charters were given a new numerical registry number starting at 1 (the C number), but the business recorded on the series is essentially unaltered.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Physical description

2699 file(s)

Access conditions

Open

Immediate source of acquisition

From 1999 Privy Council Office

Accruals

Series is accruing.

Selection and destruction information

Registered files relating to the establishment of chartered organisations, or to changes in the regulations governing chartered organisations, have been selected for permanent preservation.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11488/

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Privy Council Office: Charter Files (Numerical Series)