Series
Treasury: Registers of Sheriffs' Fines
Catalogue reference: T 280
What's it about?
T 280
Registers which contain details of fines imposed by courts in England and Wales, compiled from returns made by the Central Criminal Court, Clerks of Assize and Clerks of the Peace.
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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T 280
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Title (The name of the record)
- Treasury: Registers of Sheriffs' Fines
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Date (When the record was created)
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1922-1963
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Description (What the record is about)
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Registers which contain details of fines imposed by courts in England and Wales, compiled from returns made by the Central Criminal Court, Clerks of Assize and Clerks of the Peace.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Returns of fines imposed from 1833 to 1850 are in: AO 3/331 AO 3/332
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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Registers in this series earlier than 1922 have not survived
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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9 volume(s)
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Restrictions on use (Information on restrictions to the use or reproduction of the material)
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Subject to 30 year closure
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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 Queen's Remembrancer Act 1859 transferred responsibility for the audit of Sheriffs' Accounts from the Commissioners of Audit to the Treasury. Sheriffs are responsible for the collection of fines imposed by the courts within the area of their shrievalty and they accounted to the Treasury for these sums collected, which form part of the Hereditary Revenues of the Crown. In 1976, responsibility for the audit of Sheriffs' Accounts passed to the Lord Chancellor under a Transfer of Functions Order (SI 1976/229).
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14017/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: T
Records created or inherited by HM Treasury
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Treasury: Registers of Sheriffs' Fines