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Series
Supreme Court of Judicature: Official Solicitor: Adoption Files
Catalogue reference: J 138
What's it about?
J 138
These files contain papers relating to individual children arising from the role of the Official Solicitor as Guardian ad litem. They include correspondence with Children's Departments of Local Authorities, Adoption Societies, solicitors acting...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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J 138
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Title (The name of the record)
- Supreme Court of Judicature: Official Solicitor: Adoption Files
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Date (When the record was created)
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1960-1973
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Description (What the record is about)
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These files contain papers relating to individual children arising from the role of the Official Solicitor as Guardian ad litem. They include correspondence with Children's Departments of Local Authorities, Adoption Societies, solicitors acting for interested parties, etc. Copies of documents arising from proceedings in the Chancery and Family Divisions of the High Court of Justice on the adoption application, including the court's final order, will also be found on the files.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
Files are arranged chronologically and listed under the names of the infant or infants concerned.
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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38 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 75 year closure
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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
- Litigation
- Children
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9745/
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Supreme Court of Judicature: Official Solicitor: Adoption Files
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