the public record office

  • 1(the) Public Record Office — the Public Record Office [the Public Record Office] the offices in London where government records for England and Wales are kept. These are made available to the public under the Freedom of Information Act (2005) which replaced the earlier… …

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  • 2Public Record Office of Northern Ireland — The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) is situated in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is a division within the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL). The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland is distinguished from other… …

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  • 3Public Record Office — The Public Record Office (PRO) of the United Kingdom is one of the three organisations that make up the National Archives (the others are the Historical Manuscripts Commission, and the Office of Public Sector Information). The name is no longer… …

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  • 4Public Record Office Victoria — (PROV) is the government archives of the Australian State of Victoria. PROV was created by the Victorian Public Records Act 1973cite web|title= Version No., 033, Public Records Act 1973, Act No. 8418/1973 |publisher= Victorian Legislation and… …

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  • 5Public Record Office — the offices in London where government records for England and Wales are kept. These are made available to the public, without charge, under the thirty year rule, which allows most official records to be seen by the public after 30 years. Among… …

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  • 6Public Record Office — (spr. óssis), das englische Staatsarchiv, das die öffentlichen Urkunden (records) enthält. Dessen Vorstand ist der Master of the Rolls, unter dem als eigentlicher Staatsarchivar der Deputy Keeper of the Records steht …

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  • 7Public Record Office — 51° 28′ 52″ N 0° 16′ 47″ W / 51.4811, 0.2797 …

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  • 8Public Record Office — Public Rec|ord Of|fice, the the PRO a building in West London that holds all British government records and documents, from the 11th century onwards. Most of the records, including secret government papers, can be examined by the general public… …

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  • 9Public Record Office — noun (in the UK) an institution where official archives are kept for public inspection …

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  • 10County record office — Contents 1 Facilities 2 Historical development of the UK Archive Network 3 Legal status for holding …

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