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Committee on the Preparation of Legislation (Renton Committee): Evidence, Correspondence...
Catalogue reference: CAB 135
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CAB 135
The series consists of the files of the Committee on the Preparation of Legislation (Renton Committee). They contain written and transcripts of oral evidence given to the Committee.Meetings of the Committee and its sub-committees, the report of...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CAB 135
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Title (The name of the record)
- Committee on the Preparation of Legislation (Renton Committee): Evidence, Correspondence and Report
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1973-1975
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Description (What the record is about)
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The series consists of the files of the Committee on the Preparation of Legislation (Renton Committee). They contain written and transcripts of oral evidence given to the Committee.
Meetings of the Committee and its sub-committees, the report of the Committee and correspondence between the Prime Minister and the Chairman are also included in the series.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
Chronological within subject classification. Records of evidence are arranged under the headings of Judiciary, Government, Legal Bodies, Other Bodies, Individuals and Overseas.
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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)
- Committee on the Preparation of Legislation, 1973-1975
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 78 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1975 - 1979 Cabinet Office
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- No future accruals expected
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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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Following the recommendation of the House of Commons Select Committee on Procedure 1970-1971, the Committee on the Preparation of Legislation was appointed by the Lord President of the Council in May 1973 under the chairmanship of Sir David Renton MP.
Its brief was; "with a view to achieving greater simplicity and clarity in statute law, to review the form in which public Bills are drafted, excluding consideration of matters relating to policy formulation and the legislative programme; to consider any consequential implications for parliamentary procedure; and to make recommendations."
There were sub-committees on Scottish, Northern Irish and European legislation, Parliamentary procedure and the use of computers.The Committee's report was published on 7 May 1975.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3942/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: CAB
Records of the Cabinet Office
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Committee on the Preparation of Legislation (Renton Committee): Evidence, Correspondence and Report