Series
Department of the Environment: Gypsy Sites Branch and Successors: Registered Files
Catalogue reference: AT 78
What's it about?
AT 78
This series deals with matters concerning the 'gypsy' population of the UK and related legislation. Of particular note was the Caravan Site Act 1968, which compelled local authorities to provide sites for gypsies within their boroughs. Much...
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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AT 78
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Title (The name of the record)
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Department of the Environment: Gypsy Sites Branch and Successors: Registered Files
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Date (When the record was created)
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1967-1988
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series deals with matters concerning the 'gypsy' population of the UK and related legislation. Of particular note was the Caravan Site Act 1968, which compelled local authorities to provide sites for gypsies within their boroughs. Much liaison with the Gypsy Council took place on this matter.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The files are in former reference order, thereby reflecting their original administrative arrangement.
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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)
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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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- Department of the Environment, Planning Directorate C, 1970-1973
- Department of the Environment, Planning Sport and Countryside Directorate, 1974-1977
- Department of the Environment, Rural Affairs Directorate, 1979-1994
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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28 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2003 Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
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Since the file series ceased to accumulate the records have been housed at the Department of the Environment (1990-1997), the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1997-2001)and from 2001 to the present at the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions.
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
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File series ran from 1967 to 1990
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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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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
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The records were selected on the basis that they reflect the economic, social and demographic condition of the UK, as documented by the state's dealings with individuals, communities and organisations outside its own formal boundaries (2.2.2.1 of PRO's acquisition policy).
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15854/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: AT
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Department of the Environment: Gypsy Sites Branch and Successors: Registered Files