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Department of Health: Committee on the Working of the Abortion Act: Registered Files

Catalogue reference: JA 442

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JA 442

This series contains the files of the Committee on the Working of the Abortion Act (Lane Committee) as well as proposals for the control of private sector abortions including methods on the termination of pregnancy

Full description and record details

Reference
JA 442
Title
Department of Health: Committee on the Working of the Abortion Act: Registered Files
Date
1973-2008
Description

This series contains the files of the Committee on the Working of the Abortion Act (Lane Committee) as well as proposals for the control of private sector abortions including methods on the termination of pregnancy

Arrangement

The series is arranged in file reference order (within each transfer)

Related material

Related files in File Office E MH 156

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
CPO prefix
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
  • Department of Health, 1988-1988
  • Department of Health and Social Care, 2018-2018
  • Department of Health and Social Security, 1968-1988
Physical description
73 file(s)
Access conditions
Open unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition

From 2018 Department of Health

Accruals
Series is accruing
Selection and destruction information
Individual investigations into abuses of the Abortion Act. Statistical information and Private Office correspondence files have not been selected
Administrative / biographical background
This series contains the files of the Committee on the Working of the Abortion Act (Lane Committee) as well as proposals for the control of private sector abortions including methods on the termination of pregnancy
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15013101/

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Department of Health: Committee on the Working of the Abortion Act: Registered Files