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Queer classified adverts and love letters in the 1920s
In an era when the law criminalised your love, how was it possible to meet members of the same sex and communicate?
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Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA): Evidence used in Public Hearings...
Catalogue reference: ICSA 2
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ICSA 2
This series contains all documents adduced in evidence at the Inquiry's public hearings or referred to in its reports.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ICSA 2
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Title (The name of the record)
- Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA): Evidence used in Public Hearings and for Investigation Reports
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1924-2023
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains all documents adduced in evidence at the Inquiry's public hearings or referred to in its reports.
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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)
- 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)
- Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, 2015-2023
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 7271 digital record(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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in 2023 Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse
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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
- Sex and gender
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- No further accruals are anticipated.
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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 Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) undertook 15 thematic investigations as part of its overall work, relating to:
Accountability and Reparations Allegations of abuse linked to WestminsterAllegations of child sexual abuse involving the late Lord Janner of Braunstone QCAnglican ChurchCambridge House, Knowl View and Rochdale (Childrens' Homes)Children in Custodial InstitutionsChildren in the Care of Nottinghamshire CouncilsChildren in the Care of Lambeth CouncilChildren Outside the UKChild Protection in Religious Organisations and SettingsChild Sexual Exploitation by Organised Networks Effective Leadership in Child Protection Residential SchoolsRoman Catholic ChurchThe Internet
Each page has a unique reference number to assist with identifying the source material referred to in reports, transcripts and recordings of public hearings
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C18043060/
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