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St Mungo Community Trust: addresses problem of vagrancy in central London. Relationship...
Catalogue reference: MEPO 28/2
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This record is about the St Mungo Community Trust: addresses problem of vagrancy in central London. Relationship... dating from 01/01/1970 - 31/12/1984 in the series Metropolitan Police: Registered Files, General (GN Series). It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MEPO 28/2
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Date (When the record was created)
- 01/01/1970 - 31/12/1984
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Description (What the record is about)
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St Mungo Community Trust: addresses problem of vagrancy in central London. Relationship between the Trust and the police
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- 54/70/4; 54/70/4A
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- Public Record(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Closed For 61 years
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- Closed Or Retained Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C6093559/
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MEPO 28
Metropolitan Police: Registered Files, General (GN Series)
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