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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
PREM 12
Title
Prime Minister's Committee on Local Government Rules of Conduct (Redcliffe-Maud Committee): Registered Files (RC Series)
Date
1973-1974
Description

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
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
RC file series
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
Prime Minister's Committee on Local Government Rules of Conduct, 1973-1974
Physical description
18 file(s)
Access conditions
Subject to 30 year closure
Immediate source of acquisition

From 1989 Prime Minister's Office

Accruals
No further accruals expected
Administrative / biographical background

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.

Publication note(s)
Report of the Prime Minister's Committee on Local Government Rules of Conduct, Command Paper 5636, May 1974
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11905/

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Prime Minister's Committee on Local Government Rules of Conduct (Redcliffe-Maud Committee): Registered Files (RC Series)