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Inquiry into Administration of Punishment at Court Lees Approved School: Report and...
Catalogue reference: HO 350
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HO 350
Evidence, proceedings, the report and other papers of the inquiry conducted into allegations of excessive corporal punishment, and other breaches of the Approved School Rules relating to corporal punishment, at Court Lees Approved School.
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HO 350
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Title (The name of the record)
- Inquiry into Administration of Punishment at Court Lees Approved School: Report and Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
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1967-1973
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Description (What the record is about)
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Evidence, proceedings, the report and other papers of the inquiry conducted into allegations of excessive corporal punishment, and other breaches of the Approved School Rules relating to corporal punishment, at Court Lees Approved School.
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Related Home Office files are in BN 62
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- The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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English
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- Inquiry into Administration of Punishment at Court Lees Approved School, 1967-1967
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22 file(s)
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Subject to closure for periods up to 75 years
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- Litigation
- Education
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This Private Inquiry was ordered by the Home Secretary into allegations of excessively severe corporal punishment administered at Court Lees Approved School for Boys at South Godstone, Surrey which was at the time, 1967, the largest school of its kind in England.
The Inquiry was conducted by Mr Edward Gibbens QC, who concluded that apart from severe punishment inflicted on a number of boys, there had been several breaches of the Approved School Rules relating to corporal punishment. After discussions with the managers of the school, the Home Secretary withdrew its Certificate of Approval in August 1967. The school was subsequently formally closed on 6 February 1968.
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- For a copy of the report see ZHC 1/9523
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9214/
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