Series
Home Office: Correctional Services Standard: Registered Files
Catalogue reference: HO 642
What's it about?
HO 642
This series contains records related to the Correctional Services Standard.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HO 642
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Title (The name of the record)
- Home Office: Correctional Services Standard: Registered Files
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Date (When the record was created)
- 2003
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records related to the Correctional Services Standard.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The files are arranged via date order (oldest first) and are also arranged by original prefix/file number order (lowest first).
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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)
- CSSU
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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)
- Home Office, 1782-1782
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 2 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 2025 Ministry of Justice
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- These records were created by the Home Office, but transferred to the Ministry of Justice in 2007 as part of a Machinery of Government change.
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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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The Correctional Services Standard in the United Kingdom dates back centuries. One notable milestone was the establishment of the modern prison system in the 19th century with the construction of Pentonville Prison in 1842. This marked a shift towards a more structured and standardised approach to incarceration. The 20th century saw various reforms and changes in the UK's correctional system, including the creation of the Prison Services in 1952. Over time, there have been shifts in focus from punishment to rehabilitation, resulting in the implementaton of programmes aimed at reducing recidivism. The correctional landscape continued to evolve to balance the goals of public safety, punishment and rehabilitation.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C19688721/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: HO
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Home Office: Correctional Services Standard: Registered Files