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Royal Commission on Reform of the House of Lords (Wakeham Commission): Records

Catalogue reference: CAB 180

What's it about?

CAB 180

This series contains records of the Royal Commission on the Reform of the House of Lords. It comprises: the minutes and papers of the commission's meetings; the secretary's set of the policy papers presented to the commission; a small number of...

Full description and record details

Reference

CAB 180

Title
Royal Commission on Reform of the House of Lords (Wakeham Commission): Records
Date

1999-2000

Description

This series contains records of the Royal Commission on the Reform of the House of Lords. It comprises: the minutes and papers of the commission's meetings; the secretary's set of the policy papers presented to the commission; a small number of policy registered files created by the secretariat to the commission; and those submissions which were made to the commission in confidence, which are mentioned, but not included, in the published report.

Separated material

Digital records originally in this series were transferred to CAB 201 as part of the programme of migration of digital records at The National Archives in March 2008:

CAB 201

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
Royal Commission on the Reform of the House of Lords, 1999-2000
Physical description

11 file(s)

Access conditions

Open unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

In 2004 Royal Commission on the Reform of the House of Lords

Accumulation dates

File series ran from 1999 to 2000

Accruals

Series is not accruing

Administrative / biographical background

The Royal Commission on the Reform of the House of Lords was set up in February 1999 under the Chairmanship of Lord Wakeham, to make recommendations about the role, functions and composition of the House of Lords. Its work followed the government's action to end the automatic right of hereditary peers to sit and vote in the House of Lords. The commission invited submissions and arranged public hearings around the United Kingdom in order to gather local opinion. Its report was published in January 2000.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15544/

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Royal Commission on Reform of the House of Lords (Wakeham Commission): Records