Series
Home Office: Mental Patients (MNP Symbol Series) Files
Catalogue reference: HO 343
What's it about?
HO 343
This series consists of registered files in the MNP symbol series including papers originally registered in the BRP (Broadmoor patients) series. Some files refer to individual cases (HO 343/1-43), as well as more general policy and procedures in...
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 343
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Title (The name of the record)
- Home Office: Mental Patients (MNP Symbol Series) Files
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Date (When the record was created)
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1927-2001
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of registered files in the MNP symbol series including papers originally registered in the BRP (Broadmoor patients) series. Some files refer to individual cases (HO 343/1-43), as well as more general policy and procedures in relation to offenders with mental health issues.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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A sample of patient files in special hospitals are in MH 103
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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Review of the BRP series in 1987 resulted in no files being selected
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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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MNP 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)
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- Home Office, Criminal Department, 1960-1975
- Home Office, Criminal Department, 1983-1986
- Home Office, Criminal Division, 1949-1959
- Home Office, Criminal Policy Department, 1976-1982
- Home Office, Criminal Policy Department, 1987-1987
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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183 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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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Series is accruing
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
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A small specimen of case files were selected, relating to non-domestic murder cases where there was felt to be extra interest. These files pre-date the change in the law with regards to a defence of 'diminished responsibility' resulting in a maximum charge of manslaughter rather than murder.
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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 Home Office involvement with mental patients is defined by the Criminal Lunatic Asylum Act 1861, Criminal Lunatics Act 1884 and Mental Health Act 1959, and consist predominantly of personal case files. This involvement is currently handled by C3 Division of the Criminal Policy Department, having previously been a function of C Division
The Home Secretary has responsibility (under the Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964 and the Mental Health 1983) for those mentally disordered offenders ordered by the courts to be admitted to hospital, or transferred on the Home Secretary's authority from prison to hospital, and who are subject to restriction orders or directions. His consent is required for the patient's discharge, transfer between hospitals or grant of leave from hospital. In exercising these powers the Home Secretary is responsible for protecting the public from unjustifiable risk.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9207/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Home Office: Mental Patients (MNP Symbol Series) Files