| Level | SubSeries |
| Ref No | UA/GA/AB/1/1 |
| Title | Charter and Statutes Drafting Papers |
| Date | 1964-1966 |
| Extent | 0.3 linear metres (2 boxes) |
| Description | Papers relating to the drafting and granting of the University charter and statutes. Includes various drafts, some with handwritten amendments;correspondence between the officers of Battersea College of Technology; the College solicitors, Messrs Gillhams of London; the parliamentary agents Sharpe, Pritchard and Company of Westminster and various stakeholders such as academic staff, trades unions and the National Union of Students. Also includes notes of meetings, a paper relating to the choice of title for the new University, March 1964, and documents containing the proposals for the Charter forwarded to the Queen in Council for approval under cover of a Humble Petition, March 1965.
1. March-June 1964
2. July-August 1964
3. September 1964
4. October 1964
5. November 1964
6. December 1964
7. January 1965
8. February 1965
9. March 1965
10. April-May 1965
11. June 1965
12. July -October 1965
13. October-December 1966
14. January-February 1966
15. March 1966
16. April-September 1966 |
| Arrangement | Chronological |
| Administrative History | The Charter was prepared with the active collaboration of the College solicitors, Messrs Gillhams, and with the advice of Messrs Sharpe, Pritchard and Company of Westminster, a firm of parliamentary agents who had had considerable experience of the preparation and presentation of charters for a number of other universities. Teaching and non-teaching staff of the College were closely consulted and comments sought from the Association of University Teachers and the Association of Teachers in Technical Institutions and a number of important modifications, in particular to the dismissal and suspension clause (Statute 22) were made in agreement with the former. Surrey County Council was formally consulted and indicated its approval while the views of the officers of the Privy Council and of the University Grants Committee were sought informally.
Source: Governing Body Agenda paper, 14 Jan 1965, item 9. |
| Language | English |
| Related Material | Progress in the preparation of the Charter and Statutes was fully reported in the minutes and agendas of the College's Development Advisory Committee, and also of the Governing Body, to whom they reported. |