| Title |
Policy: Legal reform |
| Reference |
KNNK 13 |
| Covering Dates |
1980–1992 |
| Extent and Medium |
6 archive boxes |
|
| Content and context |
Papers and correspondence on subjects including: the "Spycatcher" case; electoral reform; reform of the legal profession; Parliamentary reform. |
| Churchill/KNNK 13 contains: |
|
1
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Papers on the reform of Australian public service.
1 file. |
1980–1983 |
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2
|
International League for Human Rights. Reports, bulletins and press-cuttings from the league, particularly relating to Chile.
1 file. |
Dec 1983-Mar 1986 |
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3
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Police. Statistical bulletin from the Home Office on notifiable offences recorded by the police, Dec 1984, and a civil liberties report on policing during the Miners' Strike.
1 file. |
Apr 1984-Dec 1984 |
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4
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Freedom of the Press. Correspondence with representatives of the campaign for press and broadcasting freedom.
1 file. |
May 1984-Oct 1985 |
|
5
|
Cobden Trust. Minutes of a meeting and the director's report from the civil liberties charity.
1 file. |
Jul 1984-Dec 1984 |
|
6
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Peter Wright. Rough notes and text of a statement to Parliament by NK on the 'Spycatcher' case [the Government's attempt to ban memoirs written by Peter Wright, a former MI5 officer].
1 file. |
Nov 1986 |
|
7
|
Peter Wright. Notes, press statements and correspondence on the accountability of the security services, during the 'Spycatcher' case [the Government's attempt to ban memoirs written by Peter Wright, a former MI5 officer]. Includes: notes for Prime Minister's Questions; briefing for a meeting with James Callaghan, former Prime Minister, on his own inquiry into the security services in 1977; copies of correspondence between Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister, and John Morris [legal affairs spokesman]; extracts from Hansard, 1977 and 1987; correspondence between NK and Callaghan.
1 file. |
Feb 1987-Mar 1987 |
|
8
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Campaign for freedom of information. Includes campaign papers, minutes of meetings of the Council for Freedom of Information, publicity material and copies of the newspaper "Secrets".
3 files. |
Jan 1984-Jul 1986 |
|
9
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Freedom and Fairness Campaign. Includes briefings, costings and minutes of the Social Policy Campaign steering group on the launch of a social policy campaign on education, the environment, crime, family support, the elderly and community care.
1 file. |
Nov 1985-Jul 1986 |
|
10
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Electoral reform. Notes and letter from Leon Brittan, Home Secretary, on provisions in the Meeting of Parliament Act 1797 relating to the death of the sovereign at the time of a General Election.
1 file. |
Oct 1984–1986 |
|
11
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Electoral reform. Includes: correspondence on Patricia Hewitt's resignation from the National Committee for Electoral Reform; transcript of a Brian Walden interview for Weekend World with Bernard Crick, former Professor of Politics, Birkbeck College, London, George Jones, Professor of Government, London School of Economics and Michael Zander, Professor of Law, London School of Economics, on what would happen in the case of a hung Parliament after the next General Election.
1 file. |
Oct 1985-Nov 1985 |
|
12
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Law reform. Briefings and background papers on the Family Law Reform Bill and Criminal Justice Bill, with draft of Labour's charter for legal rights (the Freedom and Fairness campaign) and correspondence with John Morris [legal affairs spokesman] and the Family Courts Campaign, on family law reform.
1 file. |
Nov 1985-Feb 1987 |
|
13
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Law reform. Correspondence, memoranda and cuttings on the White Paper on Criminal Justice, reform of the justice system and Labour's charter for legal rights (the Freedom and Fairness campaign). Correspondents include John Morris [legal affairs spokesman].
1 file. |
Mar 1986-Oct 1986 |
|
14
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Review of the machinery of Government. Memorandum by [Bernard] 'Gerry' Gillman [former General Secretary, Society of Civil and Public Servants] on management of the Civil Service, options for changes in the structure of Government departments, and political advisors and Cabinets.
1 file. |
Nov 1986 |
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15
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Deputy Prime Minister. Memorandum from the House of Commons Library on the office of Deputy Prime Minister, following the resignation of 1st Lord Whitelaw.
1 file. |
Jan 1988 |
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16
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Parliamentary reform. Includes: minutes and papers of the Parliamentary Affairs committee, on reform of the House of Commons; background papers on a Bill of Rights, including extracts from Hansard and report of a House of Lords select committee; papers on regional government; Treasury and Civil Service committee Next Steps report on Civil Service reform; notes on the House of Lords.
1 file. |
Jun 1988-Dec 1988 |
|
17
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Televising procedures in the House of Commons. Includes correspondence with the Hansard Society for Parliamentary Government and lists of MPs voting for and against the measure.
1 file. |
Jan 1987-Feb 1988 |
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18
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Televising procedures in the House of Commons. Note from John Wakeham, the chairman of the Select Committee on televising procedures.
1 file. |
Feb 1989 |
|
19
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Notes on green paper on reform of the legal profession. Includes: rough notes of meetings with Shadow Cabinet members, John Morris and John Fraser [legal affairs spokesmen], and Sir [William] Elwyn Jones; memoranda from Lord Irvine [legal and home affairs spokesman], Arthur Davidson, John Morris and Ian Gatt.
1 file. |
Mar 1989-Apr 1989 |
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20
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Boundary Commission. Includes: briefings on whether Labour should support the Boundaries Commission Bill and on a meeting with Alistair Darling on boundary changes; letters from Alistair Darling (2); report to the NEC Organisation Committee on the review of Parliamentary constituencies.
1 file. |
Nov 1989-May 1992 |
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21
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Civil List. Correspondence and papers on the future of the Civil List (money provided by Parliament to meet the official expenses of the Royal Household), including: letter from Andrew Turnbull, Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, with a draft statement from Margaret Thatcher on the future of the List; correspondence between NK and Thatcher; briefing for and rough notes of a meeting with 13th Lord Airlie, Lord Chamberlain and Sir William Heseltine, Private Secretary to the Queen; draft statement from NK.
1 file. |
Jun 1990-Jul 1990 |
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22
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Mrs Thatcher's resignation honours list.
1 file. |
1990 |
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23
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Labour campaign for electoral reform. Campaign papers, including: model resolutions for regional conferences; notes on events at the 1989 Party Conference relating to reform of the party constitution.
1 file. |
1989–1990 |
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24
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National Executive working party on electoral systems. Correspondence and papers on electoral reform, including: papers from the first meeting of the working party; notes of a meeting between NK and Raymond Plant, chairman; the working party's terms of reference; correspondence between NK and Roy Hattersley; papers from the Party conference on reform; papers from Jeff Rooker on the Labour campaign for electoral reform.
1 file. |
Jul 1990-Nov 1990 |
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25
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National Executive working party on electoral systems. Minutes and papers from meetings of the working party, including papers from the Scottish Council of the Labour Party.
1 file. |
Jan 1991-Apr 1991 |
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26
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National Executive working party on electoral systems. Papers from Raymond Plant, chairman of the working party, George Foulkes and Robin Cook.
1 file. |
Apr 1991 |
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27
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National Executive working party on electoral systems. Minutes and papers from meetings of the working party.
1 file. |
Apr 1991-Jun 1991 |
|
28
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Polling on electoral reform and the Bill of Rights. Includes copy of a State of the Nation survey for 1991.
1 file. |
Apr 1991-Jun 1991 |
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29
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National Executive working party on electoral systems. Penultimate draft interim report of the working party on Electoral Systems.
1 file. |
c Nov 1991 |
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30
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National Executive working party on electoral systems. Minutes and papers from meetings of the working party and papers sent from Raymond Plant, chairman, to the Policy Directorate, on devising a system for the proposed Scottish Parliament.
3 files. |
Jan 1990-Jan 1992 |
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31
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War Crimes Bill. Copy of Hansard including the debate on the Second Reading of the bill and a legal note on the practical difficulties of prosecuting war criminals.
1 file. |
Mar 1991 |
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32
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Petition for a posthumous pardon for Derek Bentley.
1 file. |
c 1992 |
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