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Ministry of Housing and Local Government: Inquiry into the Circumstances Affecting...
Catalogue reference: HLG 157
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HLG 157
This series contains the records of the Inquiry into the Circumstances Affecting the Collapse of Flats at Canning Town which took place between 8 June and 20 August 1968 to look into the cause of an explosion in a block of flats at Ronan Point,...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HLG 157
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Housing and Local Government: Inquiry into the Circumstances Affecting the Collapse of Flats in Canning Town on 16 May 1968: Records
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1968
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains the records of the Inquiry into the Circumstances Affecting the Collapse of Flats at Canning Town which took place between 8 June and 20 August 1968 to look into the cause of an explosion in a block of flats at Ronan Point, Canning Town, on 16 May 1968.
The records consist of transcripts of daily hearings and related documents, and includes the final draft of the 'Report of the Inquiry into the Collapse of Flats at Ronan Point, Canning Town' (piece 21).
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
Transcripts are arranged chronologically. Related records have been arranged in alphabetical and then numerical prefix order. It is unclear how these relate to specific transcripts.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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See also AT 54
For other files relating to the disaster see HLG 118
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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)
- 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)
- Committee of Inquiry into the Circumstances Affecting the Collapse of Flats in Canning Town on 16 May 1968, 1968-1968
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 57 files and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- Ministry of Housing and Local Government from 1968 to 1970, Department of the Environment from 1970 to 1997 and Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions from 1997
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- No future accruals expected
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- All original papers have been selected for permanent preservation
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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 Inquiry into the Circumstances Affecting the Collapse of flats at Canning Town was appointed by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government under section 318 of the Public Health Act 1936 and section 290 of the Local Government Act 1933.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15048/
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Ministry of Housing and Local Government: Inquiry into the Circumstances Affecting the Collapse of Flats in Canning Town on 16 May 1968: Records