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Copy of Henry VIII's diplomatic assurances to João III of Portugal
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Records of the Equal Opportunities Commission
Catalogue reference: SH
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Records of the Equal Opportunities Commission: Commission Papers, SH 1; Legal Committee Papers, SH 2; Surviving papers of committees (other than the Legal Committee), SH 3; Major Cases Papers, SH 4. World Wide Web Site, SH 5; World Wide Web...
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- SH
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Title (The name of the record)
- Records of the Equal Opportunities Commission
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1974-2007
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Description (What the record is about)
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Records of the Equal Opportunities Commission:
Commission Papers, SH 1; Legal Committee Papers, SH 2; Surviving papers of committees (other than the Legal Committee), SH 3; Major Cases Papers, SH 4.
World Wide Web Site, SH 5; World Wide Web Site for Legal Advisers in England and Wales, SH 9; World Wide Web Site for Legal Advisers in Scotland, SH 8.
Minutes and Papers in Electronic Form, SH 6; Legal Committee Documents in Electronic Form, SH 7.
For series created for regularly archived websites, please see the separate Websites Division.
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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)
- 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)
- Equal Opportunities Commission, 1975-2007
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 10 series
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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- Topics
- Communications
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- Records gifted to the Keeper of Public Records by Deed of Gift dated 24 September 2007.
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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 Equal Opportunities Commission was constituted under Part VI of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975.
It was set up as an independent statutory body with the following powers: to work towards the elimination of discrimination on the grounds of sex or marriage; to promote equality of opportunity for women and men; to keep under review the Sex Discrimination Act and the Equal Pay Act; and to provide legal advice and assistance to individuals who have been discriminated against.
On 1 October 2007 the three equality commissions (the Commission for Racial Equality, the Disability Rights Commission, and the Equal Opportunities Commission) merged into the new Equality and Human Rights Commission.
The Public Records (Designation of Bodies) Order 2003 had made the Disability Rights Commission a public record body.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C381/
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