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Correspondence file: Department of Constitutional Affairs, January 1988-July 2007

 File — Box: Blunkett Box 1
Reference code: 467/1/1/2

Scope and Contents

Correspondence with constituents and others regarding various legal matters where Blunkett has taken up the subject with the Lord Chancellor's Department (until June 2003) or the Department of Constitutional Affairs (2003 onwards). Includes responses from the Lord Chancellors in this period, Lord Mackay, Lord Irvine and Lord Falconer, and from government officials. Subjects include: sentencing policy for murderers, 1988; legal aid, 1999; charging orders in relation to previously unsecured consumer credit, 2003; the Data Protection Act, 2003; online court reporting, 2004; drink driving sentencing, 2004; and conditional fee agreements for legal assistance (CFAs), 2007.

Dates

  • Creation: January 1988-July 2007

Creator

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Extent

1 Folder(s) (9 items)

Language of Materials

From the Fonds: English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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