Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Air Raid Precautions Committee
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
- Air Raid Precautions Committee; 1936-1943
Other form(s) of name
- Air Raid Precautions Committee (1936-1939) ARP Emergency Committee (1939-1943), Civil Defence Committee (1943-1972)
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Description area
Dates of existence
1936-1943
History
Renamed Civil Defence Committee in 1943
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Functions, occupations and activities
Initially responsible for air raid precautions in the mid-1930s, remit expanded during the Second World War. Carried out training and preparation exercises, received instructions and guidance from central government.
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Relationships area
Related entity
Civil Defence Committee (1943-1960s)
Identifier of related entity
GB0192-353
Category of relationship
temporal
Type of relationship
Civil Defence Committee is the successor of Air Raid Precautions Committee
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Control area
Authority record identifier
GB0192-352
Institution identifier
GB0192
Rules and/or conventions used
International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa