Records of the House of Commons: Home Affairs Committee
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- Held At: Parliamentary Archives: GB-061
- Catalogue Reference: HC/CL/CO/CW
- Date: 1996-2017
- Level: Sub sub sub fonds
- Extent: 20 series (also 309 files in HC/CP)
- Creator Name: House of Commons; Home Affairs Committee; 1979-
- Administrative or Biographical History: The Home Affairs committee was established in 1979 to examine the expenditure, policy and administration of the Home Office and its associated public bodies; and the administration and expenditure of the Attorney General's Office, the Treasury Solicitor's Department, the Crown Prosecution Service and the Serious Fraud Office (but excluding individual cases and appointments and advice given within government by Law Officers).
The Committee consists of 11 Members of Parliament, drawn from the three largest political parties. - Category: Unpublished Select Committee papers
- Description: HC/CL/CO/CW/1 - Administrative Records 2005-
HC/CL/CO/CW/2 - The Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Bill Inquiry
HC/CL/CO/CW/3 - The Government's Drug Policy: Is it working? Inquiry
HC/CL/CO/CW/4 - The Conduct of Investigations in Past Cases of Abuse in Children's Homes Inquiry
HC/CL/CO/CW/5 - Asylum Removals Inquiry
HC/CL/CO/CW/6 - Sexual Offences Bill
HC/CL/CO/CW/7 - Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants)
HC/CL/CO/CW/8 - Aslyum Applications
HC/CL/CO/CW/9 - Identity Cards
HC/CL/CO/CW/10 - Draft Terroism Bill
HC/CL/CO/CW/11 - 90 Day Detention Proposal
HC/CL/CO/CW/12 - Draft Sentencing Guidelines: Overarching Principles: Domestic Violence and Breach of Protective Order
HC/CL/CO/CW/13 - Young Black People and the Criminal Justice System
HC/CL/CO/CW/14 - Justice and Home Affairs Issues at European Union Level
HC/CL/CO/CW/15 - Cost of Policing Football Matches
HC/CL/CO/CW/16 - Private Investigators
HC/CL/CO/CW/17 - Administrative Records 2010-
HC/CL/CO/CW/18 - Inquiries 2010-
HC/CL/CO/CW/19 - Legislative Scrutiny
HC/CL/CO/CW/20 - Inquiries 2005-2010. - Terms:
- System of Arrangement: Initially individual series were created for each inquiry which sent the archives unreported memoranda. In 2019 it was decided to create a single series for all inquiry records. HC/CL/CO/CW/20 is for inquiries 2005-2010 and HC/CL/CO/CW/18 for inquiries 2010 onwards.
- Related Material: For papers of this committee up to and including the 1997-2001 Parliament, see HC/CP
- Access Status: Open
- Access Conditions: Memoranda reported to the House but not printed are open to the public, other records are closed for 30 years