Home Office: Police Matters (PW Symbol Series) Files

HO 500

Home Office: Police Matters (PW Symbol Series) Files

1991-2000

This file series covers some Private Office areas related to parliamentary questions on police matters including complaints, powers and procedures, race relations and deaths in custody. The series also covers police disciplinary correspondence, police complaints, a large section on football disorder and football related policies including material on the Hillsborough Disaster. In addition, matters related to stop and search, warrants, interviewing, the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE) codes of practice, custody and European Court of Human Rights applications and powers of entry. Other areas included relate to general policing concerns such as rough sleepers, missing persons, prostitution, sex offences and community policing especially related to ethnic minorities.

Pieces 1-75 will be transferred at a later date.

PW Symbol Series

Public Record(s)

English

166 file(s)

Open unless otherwise stated

From 2023 Home Office

Topics

Democracy

Population

Race relations

Crime

Disasters and emergencies

Sex and gender

Sports

Series is accruing

These papers contain principal policy papers which led to primary or subordinate legislation in which the Home Office took the lead. Papers created during the formulation and implementation or interpretation of major policies, showing where there have been significant changes in policy, and the interaction between the department and other areas of public and private life will be selected. Records of events which give rise to significant contemporary interest or controversy, including the Hillsborough Disaster, will also be selected.