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British Library of Political and Economic Science

Royal Commission on Criminal Procedures


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0097 RCCP

Held at: British Library of Political and Economic Science

Title: Royal Commission on Criminal Procedures

Date(s): 1978-1984

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: 17 boxes

Name of creator(s): Royal Commission on Criminal Procedures

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

The RCCP was set up in 1978 to examine the duties and powers of the police and the rights and duties of suspects in respect of the investigation of criminal offences and the procedure for prosecution in criminal cases. The Commission reported in 1981.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Papers of the Royal Commission on Criminal Procedures collected by its Chairman Sir Cyril Philips, 1978-1984, including minutes, oral and written evidence, associated correspondence and copies of final reports and research studies published by the Commission.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

Arranged as outlined in the Scope and Content.

Conditions governing access:

Open.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Apply to Archivist for copyright details.

Physical characteristics:

Finding aids:

Summary boxlist available.

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

Accruals:

Archival history:

Given by Sir Cyril Philips in 1991.

Immediate source of acquisition:

ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of originals:

Existence and location of copies:

Related material:

The British Library of Political and Economic Science also holds material concerning the RCCP in the Hall-Carpenter Archive (Ref: HCA/CHE/9/45 and Ephemera/920).

Publication note:

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Sources: British Library of Political and Economic Science Archives catalogue. Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 project.

Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions: Apr 2001


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Legal procedure | Administration of justice
Police | Law enforcement | Social control, formal | Sociology

Personal names
Philips | Sir | Cyril Henry | b 1912 | Knight | Professor | historian

Corporate names
Royal Commission on Criminal Procedure

Places