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Home Office: Departmental Committee on Section 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911:...
Catalogue reference: HO 292
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HO 292
Papers of the Departmental Committee on Section 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911, comprising transcripts of evidence, minutes of meetings, the report, correspondence and other papers.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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HO 292
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Title (The name of the record)
- Home Office: Departmental Committee on Section 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911: Records
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Date (When the record was created)
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1971-1972
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Description (What the record is about)
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Papers of the Departmental Committee on Section 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911, comprising transcripts of evidence, minutes of meetings, the report, correspondence and other papers.
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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)
- Departmental Committee on Section Two of the Official Secrets Act 1911, 1971-1972
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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50 file(s)
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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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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Committee was appointed by the Home Secretary on 20 April 1971, under the Chairmanship of Lord Franks. Its terms of reference were 'to review the operation of Section 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911 and to make recommendations'.
The report of the Committee was published in September 1972. It did not lead to any changes in legislation.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9156/
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Home Office: Departmental Committee on Section 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911: Records