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The 1951 Refugee Convention
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Series
Boundary Commission for Scotland Website
Catalogue reference: SCOT 8
What's it about?
SCOT 8
This series contains dated gathered versions (or 'snapshots') of the Boundary Commission for Scotland website. [Please note: These records may be accessed via the UK Government Web Archive].
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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SCOT 8
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Title (The name of the record)
- Boundary Commission for Scotland Website
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Date (When the record was created)
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From 2012
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains dated gathered versions (or 'snapshots') of the Boundary Commission for Scotland website. [Please note: These records may be accessed via the UK Government Web Archive].
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Please see information at Divisional level.
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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)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Boundary Commission for Scotland, 1944-1944
- Scotland Office, 1999-1999
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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archived website(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Gathered from original website.
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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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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Future website versions may be anticipated.
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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 Boundary Commission for Scotland is responsible for reviews of UK Parliamentary constituencies in Scotland; and Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions. The Commission is an Advisory Non-departmental Public Body sponsored and wholly funded by the Scotland Office; it is independent and non-political.
The Commission was founded in 1944 under the provision of the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1944; it is currently constituted under the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 and the Boundary Commissions Act 1992. Its constitution, duties and powers are detailed in Schedule 1 to the Scotland Act 1998.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13356993/
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Records of Scottish Administration
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