(Untitled), 22 Oct 1910

Item

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 12/3/11-12

Scope and Contents

Copy of a letter from [Sir Edward Troup, Permanent Under Secretary of State, Home Office] to Sir Rufus Isaacs [later Lord Reading, Attorney General] concerning the appointment of a Labour Advisor to the Home Office, who is likely to be a Member of Parliament, requesting his interpretation of the relevant statute on whether the Member would be disqualified from sitting in Parliament from the time he accepts the position, or from the time he takes up the post. [Sir Edward's] opinion is that the Member would only be disqualified from the time he took up the position. Unsigned typescript, annotated with handwritten corrections. See CHAR 12/2/13.

Dates

Creation: 22 Oct 1910

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