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Catalogue description United Kingdom Prison Services Committee: Evidence and Papers
| Reference: | HO 263 |
|---|---|
| Title: | United Kingdom Prison Services Committee: Evidence and Papers |
| Description: |
Records of the committee set up in November 1978, under the chairmanship of Mr Justice May to enquire into pay and working conditions in the prison services. The series includes the committee's draft and final reports. |
| Date: | 1978-1983 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
United Kingdom Prison Services Committee, 1978-1979 |
| Physical description: | 454 file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Open unless otherwise stated |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
In 1982 Home Office |
| Accruals: | Series is not accruing |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
The setting up of a committee to inquire into the prison services following a dispute over pay and working conditions was announced by the Home Secretary on 2 November 1978. It began its task on 17 November, under the Chairmanship of Mr Justice May. The Inquiry was directed to examine the organisation and management of the prison services in the United Kingdom, including the use of resources, working arrangements, pay, conditions of service and conditions in prison service establishments. The final report was published in October 1979 (Cmnd 7673). |
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