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Depositions in a historic inquest file

  • 13-12-2017 6:54pm
    #1
    BottleOfSmoke
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    I read through an inquest file from the early 1970s in the National Archives.
    The first set of documents are depositions typed on flimsy white paper.
    A second set of documents are these same depositions, but printed on thick blue paper and signed by the witness.
    I noticed a discrepancy between the white and blue copies for one deposition. Someone had drawn brackets around two sentences on the flimsy white paper. These two sentences were omitted from the copy on thick blue paper. The two sentences contained information that in those times would have been considered upsetting to the family of the deceased. The info was also irrelevant to the circumstances of the death, once other facts came to light.

    First question: is it the case that only the thick blue documents are put forward to the public inquest? So therefore those sentences would not be in the public domain at that time? Yet they become available after a certain time?

    Second question. The family solicitor sent £4.04p to the Coroner's Office to get the "Depositions and the Coroner's Report". Is it the case that they would only have received the Blue version of the depositions?


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