Record revealed
Hoax letter signed by ‘Jack the Ripper’
This is one of hundreds of letters in police files claiming to have been written by the infamous Whitechapel Murderer – otherwise known as 'Jack the Ripper'.
Piece
Hours of duty: request for reduction of hours from 44 to 40 per week; possible compromise...
Catalogue reference: HO 287/369
What’s it about?
This record is about the Hours of duty: request for reduction of hours from 44 to 40 per week; possible compromise... dating from 1962-1970 in the series Home Office: Police (POL Symbol Series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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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 287/369
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1962-1970
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Description (What the record is about)
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Hours of duty: request for reduction of hours from 44 to 40 per week; possible compromise of 42 hours; problem of manpower hours in Metropolitan Police; developments of Joint Working Party of Standing Committee `C' of the Police Council
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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)
- POL (1962)200/1/1, 5, 22, 25, 29
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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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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C236297/
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Series information
HO 287
Home Office: Police (POL Symbol Series) Files
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Within the series: HO 287
Home Office: Police (POL Symbol Series) Files
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Hours of duty: request for reduction of hours from 44 to 40 per week; possible compromise...
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