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Committee on Social Studies (Heyworth Committee): Minutes, Papers and Report

Catalogue reference: ED 144

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ED 144

Minutes and papers of the Committee on Social Studies (Heyworth Committee) including written and oral evidence presented to it and departmental correspondence.

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ED 144

Title
Committee on Social Studies (Heyworth Committee): Minutes, Papers and Report
Date

1963-1965

Description

Minutes and papers of the Committee on Social Studies (Heyworth Committee) including written and oral evidence presented to it and departmental correspondence.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
Committee on Social Studies, 1963-1965
Physical description

45 file(s)

Access conditions

Subject to 30 year closure

Administrative / biographical background

The Committee on Social Studies was established by Mr R A Butler, First Secretary of State, in June 1963 under the chairmanship of Lord Heyworth. Its terms of reference were: "To review the research at present being done in the field of social studies in Government departments, universities and other institutions and to advise whether changes are needed in the arrangements for supporting and co-ordinating this research."

The first meeting was held on 10 July 1963 and the last on 9 February 1965. The Committee's report to the Secretary of State for Education and Science was published in June 1965 (Cmnd. 2660).

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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C6943/

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