Kenneth Oxford

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Dates active:

1 Jan 1976 - 31 Dec 1989

Kenneth Oxford

Overview

Kenneth Oxford was chief constable of Liverpool from 1976 to 1989 and chairman, in 1983-1984, of the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO). As ACPO chair, Oxford appears in correspondence discussing the Special Branch Guidelines.

As a senior Merseyside Police officer, Oxford attracted controversy, after claiming that Liverpool’s ‘violent’ multi-racial culture required tough policing. Residents from Liverpool’s Toxteth neighbourhood marched and protested, calling for the chief constable to be sacked.

Reports

Date

Originator

MPS-UCPI

Title

11 Mar 1983

Home Office

UCPI0000035096

Home Office letter expressing concern over the scope of a Special Branch report into police monitoring groups, inc explanatory letter from DAC Hewett (attached)
Kenneth Oxford

31 Mar 1983

Home Office

UCPI0000004821

Home Office letter to Chief Constable Kenneth Oxford on the definition of subversion, inc speeches by Lord Harris and Leon Brittan (not attached)
Kenneth Oxford

31 Mar 1983

Home Office

UCPI0000035095

Home Office letter to Sir Brian Cubbon on restarting the review of the Special Branch Terms of Reference
Kenneth Oxford

26 Apr 1983

Home Office

UCPI0000035094

Note of Home Office discussing restarting the review of Special Branch Terms of Reference
Kenneth Oxford

28 Apr 1983

Home Office

UCPI0000004431

Home Office letter to MI5, attaching HO letter to ACPO on restarting review of the Special Branch Terms of Reference (attached)
Kenneth Oxford

14 Jul 1983

Home Office

UCPI0000035292

Home Office letter to Ken Oxford (ACPO) enclosing first draft of new Terms of Reference for Special Branches (not attached)
Kenneth Oxford

9 Aug 1983

Home Office

UCPI0000004417

Home Office letter to Chief Constable Ken Oxford enclosing draft version of Home Office guidelines for Special Branches
Kenneth Oxford

9 Sep 1983

Home Office

UCPI0000004416

Home Office correspondence between Pilling and Phillips on new Guidelines for Running a Special Branch
Kenneth Oxford

16 Sep 1983

ACPO

UCPI0000004667

Letter from Ken Oxford (ACPO Chair) to Home Office enclosing recent Police Authority resolution on Special Branches (attached)
Kenneth Oxford

21 Sep 1983

Home Office

UCPI0000004666

HMIC letter to HMCIC expressing reservations about publishing the Special Branch Terms of Reference
Kenneth Oxford

25 Oct 1983

Home Office

UCPI0000004658

Notes of a Home Office, police, MI5 and ACPO meeting to revise Guidelines for Special Branches, held at Home Office on 30 Oct 1983, inc annexes of revised draft and cover letter (not attached)
Kenneth Oxford

9 Nov 1983

Home Office

UCPI0000004659

Notes of meeting of Home Office, police and MI5 to discuss new Guidelines for Special Branches
Kenneth Oxford

23 Dec 1983

Home Office

UCPI0000004455

Home Office letter circulating correspondence and meeting minutes related to the Working Party of the Police Panel of the Association of Metropolitan Authorities examining the role of Special Branches (attached)
Kenneth Oxford

26 Jan 1984

Home Office

UCPI0000004434

Home Office letter on the timetable for the review of Guidelines for Special Branches
Kenneth Oxford

24 Apr 1984

Home Office

UCPI0000004653

Internal Home Office letter on circulating new draft Guidelines for Special Branches for comment
Kenneth Oxford

10 Jul 1984

Home Office

UCPI0000004648

Home Office letter to Ken Oxford (ACPO) attaching revised draft of Guidelines for Special Branches
Kenneth Oxford

20 Jul 1984

Home Office

UCPI0000004645

Note of a Home Office, police and MI5 meeting to discuss and amend Guidelines for Special Branches and Surveillance
Kenneth Oxford

13 Aug 1984

Home Office

UCPI0000004639

Home Office letter to Ken Oxford (ACPO) enclosing revised version of the Guidelines for Special Branches
Kenneth Oxford

13 Aug 1984

Home Office

UCPI0000004640

Home Office letter to Peter Imbert (ACPO) enclosing revised version of the Guidelines for Special Branches
Kenneth Oxford

5 Nov 1984

Home Office

UCPI0000004678

Home Office letter to Ken Oxford (ACPO) on revised Guidelines for Special Branches and Home Affairs Select Committee inquiry
Kenneth Oxford

8 Nov 1984

Home Office

UCPI0000035129

Internal Home Office letter concerning the Home Affairs Select Committee enquiry into Special Branches
Kenneth Oxford

3 Dec 1984

Home Office

UCPI0000004542

Home Office letter to Buck (ACPO) noting ammendments made to draft Guidelines for Special Branches
Kenneth Oxford

14 Dec 1984

Home Office

UCPI0000004672

Minutes of Home Office, police and MI5 meeting planning for evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee inquiry into Special Branches
Kenneth Oxford

21 Dec 1984

ACPO

UCPI0000004673

Telex message from Oxford (ACPO) to Harrington (HO) warning not to speak to media about the new Home Office Guidelines for Special Branches
Kenneth Oxford

References

Author(s)

Title

Publisher

Year

Home Office

1970 Terms of Reference for a Special Branch, including Home Office cover letter

Home Office

1970