Record revealed
Charter issued by the Anglo-Saxon King Edgar
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Series
Council on Tribunals: Legal Committee
Catalogue reference: BL 5
What's it about?
BL 5
Papers circulated to the Legal Committee, including the drafting of legislation. Formal minutes have not been kept, but notes of meetings may be found occasionally with the papers.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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BL 5
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Title (The name of the record)
- Council on Tribunals: Legal Committee
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Date (When the record was created)
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1964-2003
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Description (What the record is about)
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Papers circulated to the Legal Committee, including the drafting of legislation. Formal minutes have not been kept, but notes of meetings may be found occasionally with the papers.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
For the years 1964 to 1978 (BL 5/1-342) papers relating to the same subject were brought together for each year. In some cases addenda have been associated with the papers to which they refer, and in other cases they will be found in the listing under the heading Addenda and cross-referenced. From 1987 (BL 5/508) they have been given the next piece number.
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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)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Council on Tribunals, Legal Committee, 1964-1964
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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704 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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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 1982 Lord Chancellor's Department
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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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- Topics
- Legal
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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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 Legal Committee was established in 1964 to deal with matters having a strong legal content, including the drafting of primary and subordinate legislation. The Committee reports to the Council on Tribunals as necessary.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2915/
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Records of the Council on Tribunals and Successors
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Council on Tribunals: Legal Committee
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