Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1995 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.063 cubic metres (7 boxes)
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The Nolan Committee was set up in 1994 at the request of the Prime Minister to investigate standards of behaviour in public life, particularly among Members of Parliament, ministers and civil servants, executive quangos and NHS bodies. It was named after its first Chairman Lord Nolan.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by the Nolan Committee On Standards In Public Life, in 1995.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Written evidence submitted to the Nolan Committee on Standards in Public Life, 1995, with the exclusion of submissions which concerned individual cases or which were found to be potentially defamatory.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records have been retained.
Accruals
Accruals are possible.
System of arrangement
Contained in thirty-five volumes.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to sign the 'Modern papers - data protection' form.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright regulations apply.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
An index to individuals and organisations who contributed written evidence is at the end of the first volume. A hard copy of the catalogue is available in Minor Lists and Summaries 1996, p.56, at the National Library of Wales. The catalogue can be accessed online.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Publication note
First Report of the Nolan Committee (1995)
Notes area
Note
Title supplied from contents of fonds.
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Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows ANW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.;AACR2; and LCSH
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
June 2003
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Annette Strauch for the ANW project. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries 1996; Official Documents website(www.archive.official-documents.co.uk), viewed 3 June 2003; Explore Parliament website (www.explore.parliament.uk), viewed 3 June 2003.