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List of immigrant Londoners from 1483
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Series
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and predecessors: Betting, Gaming...
Catalogue reference: PF 295
What's it about?
PF 295
This series contains records relating to the preparation of legislation and the development of regulations applicable to various types of gambling and lottery activities
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- PF 295
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Title (The name of the record)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and predecessors: Betting, Gaming and Lotteries: Registered Files (BGL Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1983-2002
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records relating to the preparation of legislation and the development of regulations applicable to various types of gambling and lottery activities
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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See also HO 320
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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)
- BGL
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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 for Culture, Media and Sport, 1997-2017
- Department of National Heritage, 1992-1997
- Home Office, 1782-1782
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 524 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 2022 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
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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
- Government finances
- Sports
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- Home Office 1992; Department of National Heritage 1994-2001; Department for Culture, Media and Sport 2001-2017; Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 2017-present
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- 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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Upon the establishment of the Department for National Heritage in 1992, some aspects of betting, gaming and lotteries were moved from the Home Office to the department, although a full takeover of responsibilities in this area happened only in 2001, following the General Election.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C17464833/
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