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Series
Lord Chancellor's Department: Northern Ireland: Registered Files (NI Series)
Catalogue reference: LCO 58
What's it about?
LCO 58
This series consists of the files of the Legal, Judicial and Accommodation Divisions relating to Northern Ireland.The files bring together policy for Northern Ireland on a wide range of issues including legal advice, preparation of legislation,...
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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LCO 58
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Title (The name of the record)
- Lord Chancellor's Department: Northern Ireland: Registered Files (NI Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1951-1986
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of the files of the Legal, Judicial and Accommodation Divisions relating to Northern Ireland.The files bring together policy for Northern Ireland on a wide range of issues including legal advice, preparation of legislation, judicial appointment, procedural matters, accommodation and security.
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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)
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NI file series
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Lord Chancellor's Department, Accommodation Division, 1972-1972
- Lord Chancellor's Department, Judicial Appointments, 1972-1972
- Lord Chancellor's Department, Legal Division, 1972-1972
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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41 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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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 2010 Ministry of Justice
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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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- Topics
- Ireland
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Series is accruing.
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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 files were created for the Northern Ireland aspects of the work of three divisions: Legal Division (whose function was to give legal advice to LCD and to other government departments), Judicial Appointments (responsible for appointments to various levels of the judiciary) and Accommodation Division (responsible for the maintenance of the departmental estate).
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15083/
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: LCO
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Lord Chancellor's Department: Northern Ireland: Registered Files (NI Series)
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