Record revealed
Hoax letter signed by ‘Jack the Ripper’
This is one of hundreds of letters in police files claiming to have been written by the infamous Whitechapel Murderer – otherwise known as 'Jack the Ripper'.
Series
HM Inspectorate of Constabulary: Reports, Papers and Minutes
Catalogue reference: HO 242
What's it about?
HO 242
Minutes and circulated papers of HM Inspectors' Conferences, 1967-1971, and reports and papers relating to police inquiries and amalgamations of police forces.
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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HO 242
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Title (The name of the record)
- HM Inspectorate of Constabulary: Reports, Papers and Minutes
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Date (When the record was created)
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1959-1974
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Description (What the record is about)
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Minutes and circulated papers of HM Inspectors' Conferences, 1967-1971, and reports and papers relating to police inquiries and amalgamations of police forces.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the HM Inspectorate of Constabulary website, please see: MJ 87
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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)
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- HM Inspectorate of Constabulary, 1856-1856
- Home Office, 1782-1782
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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85 files, photographs and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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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
- Policing
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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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HM Inspectorate of Constabulary was established by the County and Borough Police Act 1856. To qualify for a government grant towards their upkeep the Act required Police Authorities to obtain a certificate of efficiency from an Inspector of Constabulary.
The Police Act 1945 provided for both an increase in the number of inspectors and for the appointment of a chief inspector. A chief inspector was not, however, appointed until 1962 following the report of the Royal Commission on the Police (Cmnd. 1728), whose main recommendations were incorporated in the Police Act 1964. At present HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary is supported by five regional inspectors.
The Inspectorate has four main functions: to carry out inspections of provincial police forces under the terms of the Police Act, 1964; to promote collaboration between forces; to encourage the application of modern techniques and the results of central police research and to provide advice to the Secretary of State and the Home Office on professional police matters.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9106/
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