GB 0097 FINER COMMITTEE - Committee on One Parent Families (Finer Committee)

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GB 0097 FINER COMMITTEE

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Committee on One Parent Families (Finer Committee)

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  • 1966-1974 (Creación)

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15 boxes

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The Committee on One Parent Families (Finer Committee) was established by Richard (Howard Stafford) Crossman, Secretary of State for Social Services, on 6 November 1969, to consider the problems of one parent families and what help could be given them. The Chair was the Hon Sir Morris Finer (1917-1974). The Report of the Committee (Cmnd 5629) was presented to Barbara Anne Castle, Secretary of State for Social Services, in July 1974. The Committee gathered material through the research projects of universities, government departments and charities, as well as the Department of Health and Social Services and its own research assistants. It also collected evidence from organisations and individuals, a request for which was published in the national press of November 1969. Professor Richard Morris Titmuss, Professor of Social Administration at LSE, was a member of the Committee until his death in 1973.

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The unpublished papers of Sir Morris Finer were deposited by the family in 1975. The papers relating to the Committee collected by Titmuss were given by Professor Brian Abel-Smith in 1977.
GB 0097 FINER COMMITTEE 1966-1974 Collection (fonds) 15 boxes Committee on One Parent Families (Finer Committee)
Titmuss , Richard Morris , 1907-1973 , Professor of Social Administration
The Committee on One Parent Families (Finer Committee) was established by Richard (Howard Stafford) Crossman, Secretary of State for Social Services, on 6 November 1969, to consider the problems of one parent families and what help could be given them. The Chair was the Hon Sir Morris Finer (1917-1974). The Report of the Committee (Cmnd 5629) was presented to Barbara Anne Castle, Secretary of State for Social Services, in July 1974. The Committee gathered material through the research projects of universities, government departments and charities, as well as the Department of Health and Social Services and its own research assistants. It also collected evidence from organisations and individuals, a request for which was published in the national press of November 1969. Professor Richard Morris Titmuss, Professor of Social Administration at LSE, was a member of the Committee until his death in 1973.

The unpublished papers of Sir Morris Finer were deposited by the family in 1975. The papers relating to the Committee collected by Titmuss were given by Professor Brian Abel-Smith in 1977.

Papers of the Committee on One Parent Families (Finer Committee), 1966-1974, comprising Committee meeting minutes and background papers, 1969-1974; Committee papers, 1969-1973; documents circulated to the Committee members, 1969-1974; minutes and papers of the Research Sub-Committee, 1970-1972; evidence files, 1969-1974, containing evidence presented to the Finer Committee by Citizens Advice Bureaux, local authorities, charities and individuals; papers collated by the Committee relating to government responses to the needs of one parent families, 1969-1974, including Hansard correspondence, a DHSS study of deserted wives claiming benefits, and replies to a questionnaire sent to the governments of Norway, Belgium, Denmark, West Germany, Netherlands, Italy, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Sweden and the UK; subject files, 1966-1973, containing material gathered on specific topics, such as marriage, the National Children's Bureau, income and maintenance, social security provision in other European countries, cohabitation, and family law.

Arranged in sections as follows: committee minutes, committee papers, circulated documents, research sub-committee documents, evidence files, government evidence files, and subject files.

Open, though some confidential files remain closed. Apply to Archivist for details.

Copyright retained by the donors and their heirs. Most documents may be photocopied.
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Temporary handlist and on-line catalogue available.

The BLPES holds material relating to the Committee on One Parent Families in the papers of Professor Richard Morris Titmuss (Ref: Titmuss/2/233 and 4/632-640).

Sources: British Library of Political and Economic Science catalogue. Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the AIM25 project. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Oct 2000 Belgium Civil law Committee on One Parent Families x Finer Committee Denmark DHSS , Department of Health and Social Security x Department of Health and Social Security Europe Family Family law Finer , Sir , Morris , 1917-1974 , Knight , Judge of the High Court of Justice France Germany Italy Luxembourg National Children's Bureau Netherlands Northern Europe Norway One parent families Social security Social services Sweden Switzerland UK Western Europe Legal systems Law London England

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Papers of the Committee on One Parent Families (Finer Committee), 1966-1974, comprising Committee meeting minutes and background papers, 1969-1974; Committee papers, 1969-1973; documents circulated to the Committee members, 1969-1974; minutes and papers of the Research Sub-Committee, 1970-1972; evidence files, 1969-1974, containing evidence presented to the Finer Committee by Citizens Advice Bureaux, local authorities, charities and individuals; papers collated by the Committee relating to government responses to the needs of one parent families, 1969-1974, including Hansard correspondence, a DHSS study of deserted wives claiming benefits, and replies to a questionnaire sent to the governments of Norway, Belgium, Denmark, West Germany, Netherlands, Italy, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Sweden and the UK; subject files, 1966-1973, containing material gathered on specific topics, such as marriage, the National Children's Bureau, income and maintenance, social security provision in other European countries, cohabitation, and family law.

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Arranged in sections as follows: committee minutes, committee papers, circulated documents, research sub-committee documents, evidence files, government evidence files, and subject files.

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Open, though some confidential files remain closed. Apply to Archivist for details.

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Copyright retained by the donors and their heirs. Most documents may be photocopied.

Idioma del material

  • inglés

Escritura del material

  • latín

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English

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The BLPES holds material relating to the Committee on One Parent Families in the papers of Professor Richard Morris Titmuss (Ref: Titmuss/2/233 and 4/632-640).

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Temporary handlist and on-line catalogue available.

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British Library of Political and Economic Science

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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