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Reference NumberI/CAB
LevelFonds
TitleRecords of the Citizens Advice Bureau
Date(s)1942-2003
DescriptionRecords of Bethnal Green Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) including committee minutes, reports, correspondence, finance and publication on history (1942-1980s). Includes some collected papers relating to Bow branch, Citizens Advice Bureau for Tower Hamlets and National Association of Citizens Advice Bureau (to 2003)

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AdminHistoryBethnal Green Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) was founded before 1942. It was governed by Greater London Citizens Advice Bureau and ultimately by the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureau established in 1939. The National CAB has overall management of branches including their opening and closure.
Based at St Margaret's House, the branch provided free advice to individuals on their rights and responsibilities and helped form policies for social change. The Organisers of Bethnal Green Citizens Advice Bureau included Mrs Ruth P Willats and Steve Brooks during 1970s and 1980s.
CustodialHistoryThese records were later sent to head office of the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureau before their deposit.
RelatedMaterialRecords of the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureau are held by The London Archives including branch opening and closure files. Other local branches are deposited at local authority archives across the country.
CopyrightNational Association of Citizens Advice Bureau
SubjectInformation sources
Bethnal Green
ArchNoteNo access to be provided to the closed records for research purposes: 'our policy on requests to access archived client data is not to allow access to client data for research purposes and this would be the position for both National and for the network'.
Access StatusOpen
AccessConditionsSome records contain the personal data of adults and therefore have been closed for 84 years under current Data Protection legislation. For further information please speak to staff.
RequestNO - This does not represent a physical document. Please click on the reference number and view list of records to find material available to order at file or item level.
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