Series
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council: Petition Books
Catalogue reference: PCAP 8
What's it about?
PCAP 8
This series comprises summary details of petitions (applications) to the Judicial Committee to process appeal actions. The volumes are arranged chronolgically. Each volume contains the following details: year of petition; number of petition;...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- PCAP 8
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Title (The name of the record)
- Judicial Committee of the Privy Council: Petition Books
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1917-2005
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series comprises summary details of petitions (applications) to the Judicial Committee to process appeal actions. The volumes are arranged chronolgically.
Each volume contains the following details: year of petition; number of petition; whence (dominion / colony); petitioners' names; respondents' names; subject of petition; date lodged; solicitors for the petitioners and respondents respectively; date reported to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC); result; observations.
Each volume has an index at the front.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Volumes are arranged chronologically; each volume covering a number of years.
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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)
- 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)
- Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, 1833-1833
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 7 volume(s)
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 41x30x various (LWB)
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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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from 2016 Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- These volumes were stored in the basement of 12 Downing Street, London, from 1835 to 2008 when they were removed to the Ministry of Justice storage facility in Branston, Derbyshire.
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- from 1835; ongoing
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing.
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- All Petition Books have been selected.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C18766/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: PCAP
Records of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
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Judicial Committee of the Privy Council: Petition Books