Record revealed
Hoax letter signed by ‘Jack the Ripper’
This is one of hundreds of letters in police files claiming to have been written by the infamous Whitechapel Murderer – otherwise known as 'Jack the Ripper'.
Series
Home Office: Inspectorate of Constabularies (IC Symbol Series) Files
Catalogue reference: HO 504
What's it about?
HO 504
This series of files contains records of training, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary conferences and meetings, personnel issues, audits and inspections of police forces in England and Wales, crime prevention issues and new technology, and...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HO 504
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Title (The name of the record)
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Home Office: Inspectorate of Constabularies (IC Symbol Series) Files
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1963-2002
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series of files contains records of training, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary conferences and meetings, personnel issues, audits and inspections of police forces in England and Wales, crime prevention issues and new technology, and legislation such as the Police and Criminal Evidence Act. They also include significant high profile cases such as the Guildford and Woolwich pub bombings enquiry, the Jeremy Bamber and Carl Bridgewater murder cases, the Cleveland child abuse inquiry, the Birmingham Six Appeal, and the Hillsborough Inquiry.
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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)
- IC Symbol 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)
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- HM Inspectorate of Constabulary, 1856-1856
- Home Office, 1782-1782
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 212 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2017 Home Office
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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)
- Series is accruing
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- Documents 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.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13378690/
Catalogue hierarchy
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: HO
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