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
Home Office: Traffic (TRA Symbol Series) Files
Catalogue reference: HO 310
What's it about?
HO 310
Files from the Home Office TRA (Traffic) symbol series. The Home Office is concerned with road traffic control because of the police's responsibility for the application of traffic legislation. The files in this series reflect its consultative...
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 310
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Title (The name of the record)
- Home Office: Traffic (TRA Symbol Series) Files
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Date (When the record was created)
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1951-2005
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Description (What the record is about)
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Files from the Home Office TRA (Traffic) symbol series. The Home Office is concerned with road traffic control because of the police's responsibility for the application of traffic legislation. The files in this series reflect its consultative and co-ordinating role, and deal with such subjects as the Central Conference of Chief Constables Traffic Committee and Sub Committee, the Highway Code, traffic wardens and school crossing patrols, measures to combat drinking and driving, the Road Safety Act 1967, restrictions on urban traffic and policing of motorways and trunk roads.
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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)
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TRA Symbol file series
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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)
- Home Office, 1782-1782
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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358 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1988 Home Office
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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
- Road Transport
- Policing
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Series is accruing
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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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Whilst legislation and major policy developments relating to road traffic are usually initiated by the Department of Transport, the Home Office has an administrative role in this area by virtue of the responsibility of the police for the practical application of traffic legislation. This role commonly involves a process of consultation with the Department of Transport, regional police forces, local authorities and other bodies, and the co-ordination of activity by these different organisations towards a given end. Specific functions include the administration of the Central Conference of Chief Constables Traffic Committee, and the Association of Chief Police Officers Traffic Committee. The files reflect these concerns of the Home Office in the field of road traffic control.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9174/
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