HO 2911902-2004Home Office: Criminal (CRI and CCS Symbol Series) Files
Files from the CRI (Criminal) and CCS (Criminal Cases) symbol series relating to the functions and responsibilities of the Home Office with regard to the preparation of legislation and the administration of the law, as well as the overall management of the criminal justice system. Much of the work involves liaison with the Lord Chancellor's Department and the series includes files on the provision of legal aid in criminal cases transferred by the Lord Chancellor's Department which became responsible for all legal aid from c.1981. They include papers of the Working Party on Legal Aid in Criminal Cases, 1960-1963 and the Departmental Committee on Legal Aid in Criminal Proceedings, set up in 1964 following the working party's report.