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Bringing the Bethnal Green disaster to light
The government tried to keep the details of the Bethnal Green Tube shelter disaster of 1943 private – but a court case brought the terrible story to light.
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Department of Transport and successors: Aviation Security: Registered Files (AVI...
Catalogue reference: LM 9
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LM 9
The records within this series comprise files registered into the AVI prefix which document the work of the Transport Security Division which included the implementation and development of the National Aviation Security Programme (NASP) and the...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- LM 9
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Title (The name of the record)
- Department of Transport and successors: Aviation Security: Registered Files (AVI series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1986-2000
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Description (What the record is about)
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The records within this series comprise files registered into the AVI prefix which document the work of the Transport Security Division which included the implementation and development of the National Aviation Security Programme (NASP) and the Maritime Security Programme. The Division also provided advice to the Secretary of State on how to respond to emerging terrorist threats.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The records are arranged in chronological and prefix order
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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See also BT 394
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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)
- AVI 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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- Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, Transport Security Division, 1997-2001
- Department of Transport, 1976-1997
- Department of Transport, Transport Security Division, 1991-1997
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 32 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 Department for Transport
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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
- Transport management
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- Department of Transport: Aviation, Shipping and International, 1991-1994; Department of Transport: Central Resources, 1995-1997; Department of the Environment, Transport and Regions: Aviation and Shipping Group, 1998-2001
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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)
- Files are selected in accordance with the detailed guidance in OSP 26
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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 Transport Security Division was first set up in 1991 and was placed within the Shipping Policy, Emergencies and Security Directorate, under the Aviation, Shipping and International Group, within the Department of Transport. Its primary responsibilities were to oversee the implementation of the National Aviation Security Programme (NASP), the development and implementation of the National Maritime Security Programme and security aspects in relation to the Channel Tunnel. In 1992 these responsibilities changed to include technical support of transport security.
From 1995 to 1997, the Division was moved, to Central Resources, under the Department of Transport. In 1996 the responsibilities of the Transport Security Division continued to be responsible for NASP, the Maritime Security Programme and Channel Tunnel Directions. Added to these responsibilities were Railway Security Instructions and to provide response to the Secretary of State and officials, as necessary, on the response to any emerging terrorist threat on any other modes of transport.
From 1998 to 2001 the Transport Security Division was moved to the Railways, Aviation and Shipping Group, within the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15208483/
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The Bethnal Green Tube shelter disaster
On one tragic night in March 1943 in Bethnal Green, East London, 173 people lost their lives taking shelter from German bombing as the air raid sirens sounded.
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