Series
National Assistance Board: Legal Aid, Representative Case Papers
Catalogue reference: AST 2
What's it about?
AST 2
The series consists of representative case papers of enquiries by the National Assistance Board into applicants for legal aid.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- AST 2
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Title (The name of the record)
- National Assistance Board: Legal Aid, Representative Case Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1950-1966
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Description (What the record is about)
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The series consists of representative case papers of enquiries by the National Assistance Board into applicants for legal aid.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
Pieces 1-8 are collections of case papers for the dates indicated; Pieces 9-18 are individual case papers.
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 18 box(es)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- No further accruals.
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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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Under the Legal Aid and Advice Act 1949 and the Legal Aid and Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1949 the National Assistance Board has the duty of enquiring into the financial circumstances of persons applying for legal aid and of assessing the amount of their contribution to the Legal Aid fund. The results of the Board's investigations are sent to the relevant local committee of the Law Society.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2482/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: AST
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National Assistance Board: Legal Aid, Representative Case Papers