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Catalogue description Treasury: Registers of Sheriffs' Fines
| Reference: | T 280 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Treasury: Registers of Sheriffs' Fines |
| Description: |
Registers which contain details of fines imposed by courts in England and Wales, compiled from returns made by the Central Criminal Court, Clerks of Assize and Clerks of the Peace. |
| Date: | 1922-1963 |
| Related material: |
Returns of fines imposed from 1833 to 1850 are in: |
| Separated material: |
Registers in this series earlier than 1922 have not survived |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Physical description: | 9 volume(s) |
| Restrictions on use: | Subject to 30 year closure |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
The Queen's Remembrancer Act 1859 transferred responsibility for the audit of Sheriffs' Accounts from the Commissioners of Audit to the Treasury. Sheriffs are responsible for the collection of fines imposed by the courts within the area of their shrievalty and they accounted to the Treasury for these sums collected, which form part of the Hereditary Revenues of the Crown. In 1976, responsibility for the audit of Sheriffs' Accounts passed to the Lord Chancellor under a Transfer of Functions Order (SI 1976/229). |
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