Catalogue description Committee of Inquiry into Fircroft College: Papers

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Reference: ED 177
Title: Committee of Inquiry into Fircroft College: Papers
Description:

This series contains records relating to the constitutional crisis at Fircroft College, including terms of reference of the committee of inquiry, correspondence, and transcripts of written and oral evidence.
Date: 1975-1976
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Physical description: 6 file(s)
Access conditions: Open
Immediate source of acquisition:

in 2012 Department for Education
Accruals: No further accruals are expected.
Administrative / biographical background:

Fircroft College is a specialist adult residential college based in Selly Oak, Birmingham. The college was originally founded by George Cadbury in 1909.

In 1975 a major dispute erupted when students took control of the college. The Department appointed a committee of inquiry into the problem at Fircroft College, chaired by Andrew Leggatt QC, which published its report in April 1976.

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