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Criminal Legislation (CL series)

Catalogue reference: HO 558

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HO 558

This series contains records relate to Draft clauses, submissions, work on Statutory Instruments and bills, high level minutes of meetings involving Ministers and Secretary of State at which their views were expressed and high level work on...

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Reference
HO 558
Title

Criminal Legislation (CL series)

Date
1973-2006
Description

This series contains records relate to Draft clauses, submissions, work on Statutory Instruments and bills, high level minutes of meetings involving Ministers and Secretary of State at which their views were expressed and high level work on government responses to consultations and significant international events

Arrangement

The files are arranged via date order (oldest first) and are also arranged by original prefix/file number order (lowest first)

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
CL prefix
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
  • Home Office, 1782-1782
  • Home Office, Criminal Department, 1983-1986
  • Home Office, Criminal Policy Department, 1987-1987
Physical description
186 file(s)
Access conditions
Open unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition

From 2020 Ministry of Justice

Subjects
Topics
Official publications
Custodial history
The records were created in the Home Office and then ownership transferred to the Ministry of Justice in 2007
Accruals
Series is accruing
Administrative / biographical background

Division 1 within the Home Office, specifically criminal policy and legislation creation and development

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C17059789/

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Criminal Legislation (CL series)

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