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
Committee on Police Conditions of Service: Transcripts of Evidence
Catalogue reference: HO 298
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HO 298
Papers of the Committee on Police Conditions of Service, comprising transcripts of evidence.
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HO 298
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Title (The name of the record)
- Committee on Police Conditions of Service: Transcripts of Evidence
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Date (When the record was created)
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1948-1949
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Description (What the record is about)
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Papers of the Committee on Police Conditions of Service, comprising transcripts of evidence.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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)
- Committee on Police Conditions of Service, 1948-1949
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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14 file(s)
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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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The Committee on Police Conditions of Service was appointed by the Home Secretary on 12 May 1948 under the Chairmanship of the Rt Hon Lord Oaksey "to consider (in the light of the need for the recruitment and retention of an adequate number of suitable men and women for the police forces of England, Wales and Scotland) and to report on, pay, emoluments, allowances, pensions, promotion, methods of representation and negotiation and other conditions of service".
The report was published in two parts. The first, on pay, allowances, hours of duty and pensions, was published in April 1949 (Cmd. 7674) and the second, on promotion, methods of representation and negotiation and other conditions of service, was published in November 1949 (Cmd. 7831).
The recommendations of the Committee resulted in a considerable number of changes in police conditions of service, most of which were incorporated in revised police regulations. A number of Home Office circulars were also issued recommending the adoption of practices advocated by the Committee.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9162/
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