Durham County Council (1974 - 2009)
Reference: DC/A 059 Catalogue Title: Durham County Council (1974 - 2009) Area: Catalogue Category: Local Authority Records Description: Minutes: Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education
Covering Dates: 1989-2009
Access: Under Data Protection legislation these records are closed for 100 years. Apply to County Archivist for access. View public access copies of these minutes online: http://democracy.durham.gov.uk/mgListCommittees.aspx?bcr=1
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- Durham County Council (1974 - 2009)
Catalogue Description
A new County Council was created on 1 April 1974, comprising the area covered by Darlington and seven District Councils: Chester-le-Street; Derwentside; Durham City; Easington; Sedgefield; Teesdale; Wear Valley.Gateshead, South Tyneside and Sunderland transferred to the newly created Metropolitan County of Tyne and Wear.
Hartlepool and Stockton transferred to the newly created county of Cleveland.
In 1997, Darlington became a unitary Borough Council.
A new County Council was created on 1 April 2009, amalgamating the former County Council (1974 - 2009) and the seven District Councils in County Durham: Chester-le-Street; Derwentside; Durham City; Easington; Sedgefield; Teesdale; Wear Valley.
For records after 2009, see DCC/
Catalogue Contents
SACREs (Standing Advisory Councils on Religious Education) are responsible in law for advising local education authorities on RE and collective worship. There are over one hundred SACREs in England and Wales. Each SACRE is composed of four representative groups (or three in Wales): Christian and other religious denominations, the Church of England (except in Wales), teachers' associations and elected councillors.
Each SACRE is required to publish an Annual Report that is sent to QCA (Qualifications and Curriculum Authority). Each year QCA publishes a report that provides an overall analysis of the work of SACREs during the previous year.