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National Dock Labour Board: Minutes and Agenda Papers
Catalogue reference: BK 5
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BK 5
Minutes and agenda papers of meetings of the National Dock Labour Board, and agenda papers of the Welfare, General Purposes, Finance, Staff and Premises Committees. Minutes of these committees are included in the agenda papers of the board's...
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- BK 5
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Title (The name of the record)
- National Dock Labour Board: Minutes and Agenda Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1947-1990
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Description (What the record is about)
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Minutes and agenda papers of meetings of the National Dock Labour Board, and agenda papers of the Welfare, General Purposes, Finance, Staff and Premises Committees. Minutes of these committees are included in the agenda papers of the board's meetings. Also included are minutes of the Medical Officers' Conferences.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For minutes of London Dock Labour Board Committee meetings, see BK 30
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- National Dock Labour Board, 1947-1989
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 163 files and volumes
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- Open unless otherwise stated
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- Topics
- Labour
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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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National Dock Labour Board members were ministerial appointments, and consisted of a chairman, a vice-chairman and eight other members. The first chairman was the Rt Hon Lord Ammon PC DL JP, and the board's first meeting was on 30 June 1947.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2878/
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