Record revealed
Letter from a ‘destitute’ man to the Poor Law Commission
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Piece
Industrial Welfare. Juvenile unemployment and attendance at instruction centres....
Catalogue reference: ED 124/23
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This record is about the Industrial Welfare. Juvenile unemployment and attendance at instruction centres.... dating from 1940-1945 in the series Board of Education and successors: Further Education Branch and successors: Youth.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ED 124/23
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1940-1945
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Description (What the record is about)
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Industrial Welfare. Juvenile unemployment and attendance at instruction centres. Correspondence between Mr. Bevin and Mr. Chuter Ede on new Factory and Welfare Department. Social and recreational needs. Issue of Administrative Memorandum No.374 "Industrial workers - summer leave amenities". Proposed Departmental Committee to consider conditions and hours of employment of young persons and others.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- SEE also Ed.124/48
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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)
- YW 0439
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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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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Welfare
- Manufacturing
- Labour
- Children
- Education
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1970712/
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ED 124
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