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ROTHERHAM POLICE
Catalogue reference: SY/546/C
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This record is about the ROTHERHAM POLICE dating from 1857-1957.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SY/546/C
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Title (The name of the record)
- ROTHERHAM POLICE
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1857-1957
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Rotherham Archives and Local Studies
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <corpname>Rotherham Police</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 8 Series
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Police records may not be made available to research workers unless permission has been sought in each case.
This is done by sending a letter to:
Information Compliance Unit
South Yorkshire Police
Professional Standards Department
Unit 20
Sheffield 35a Business Park
Churchill Way
Sheffield, S35 2PY
Email: foi@southyorks.police.uk
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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On abolition of South Yorkshire County Council on 31 March 1986, the records passed from South Yorkshire County Record Office, by agreement of the four South Yorkshire District Councils, to the custody of Sheffield Archives as lead authority. They were then transferred to Rotherham Archives.
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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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Police for Rotherham were provided by the West Riding from 1856 (when the West Riding Police Force was set up) until 1882. In that year Rotherham set up its own force which continued until 1967 when Sheffield and Rotherham Joint Force was established. In 1974 Rotherham became a division within South Yorkshire Police
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/d16378f0-dcea-4a0a-81f5-e7b2a163fc6b/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at Rotherham Archives and Local Studies
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ROTHERHAM POLICE