Record revealed
The Geneva Convention, 1949
This document sets out the laws its signatory nations agreed to follow around the treatment of prisoners of war, those in medical need, and civilians.
Series
Prison Commission and Home Office, Prison Department: Board of Prison Commissioners...
Catalogue reference: PCOM 14
What's it about?
PCOM 14
Minutes and papers of meetings and other papers of the Board of Prison Commissioners and the Prisons Board of the Home Office Prison Department.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- PCOM 14
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Title (The name of the record)
- Prison Commission and Home Office, Prison Department: Board of Prison Commissioners and Prisons Board: Minutes and Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1879-1978
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Description (What the record is about)
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Minutes and papers of meetings and other papers of the Board of Prison Commissioners and the Prisons Board of the Home Office Prison Department.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 26 files and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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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
- Prisons
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11509/
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Prison Commission and Home Office, Prison Department: Board of Prison Commissioners and Prisons Board: Minutes and Papers
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