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Prime Minister's Committee on Local Government Rules of Conduct (Redcliffe-Maud Committee):...
Catalogue reference: PREM 12
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PREM 12
This series consists of minutes of meetings, evidence, memoranda, correspondence with interested parties and members of the public concerning the Committee on Local Government Rules of Conduct (Redcliffe-Maud Committee).
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- PREM 12
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Title (The name of the record)
- Prime Minister's Committee on Local Government Rules of Conduct (Redcliffe-Maud Committee): Registered Files (RC Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1973-1974
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of minutes of meetings, evidence, memoranda, correspondence with interested parties and members of the public concerning the Committee on Local Government Rules of Conduct (Redcliffe-Maud Committee).
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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)
- RC file series
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Prime Minister's Committee on Local Government Rules of Conduct, 1973-1974
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 18 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1989 Prime Minister's Office
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- No further accruals expected
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Prime Minister's Committee on Local Government Rules of Conduct was set up by the Prime Minister following the debate on the Local Government Bill in the House of Commons on 16 March 1973. The Prime Minister appointed Lord Redcliffe-Maud as chairperson.The committee's terms of reference were as follows:
1. To examine present local government law and practice as it relates to or might affect: (i) the conduct of both members and officers in situations where there is or could be a conflict between their position in local government and their private interests;(ii) qualification or disqualification for service as a member of a local authority or any of its committees.
2. To consider the adequacy of the operation of such law and practice and the principles which should apply, and make recommendations regarding compliance with such principles.
These terms of reference extended to England, Wales and Scotland, They did not include the police. The report of the Committee was published in May 1974.
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Report of the Prime Minister's Committee on Local Government Rules of Conduct, Command Paper 5636, May 1974
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11905/
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: PREM
Records of the Prime Minister's Office
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Prime Minister's Committee on Local Government Rules of Conduct (Redcliffe-Maud Committee): Registered Files (RC Series)