Identity area
Reference code
GB 249 T-BC
Title
Independent enquiry into relations between Western Isles Island Council and Bank of Credit and Commerce International records
Date(s)
- 1991 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
1 metre
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
In July 1991, Alan Alexander, then Professor of Local and Public Management in the University of Strathclyde, was commissioned by the Western Isles Island Council to conduct an independent enquiry into the losses sustained by the Council in the collapse of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) on 5 July 1991.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Report and documents relating to the enquiry.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Closed until 5 July 2021. Submit FOI enquiry before that date.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
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Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Extensive media coverage in 1991 after the Bank's collapse.
Published reports of Government enquiries, 1991-1992, into the supervision of BCCI by the Bank of England, and into BCCI's relations with local authorities.
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
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Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Bank of Credit and Commerce International (Subject)
- Western Isles Island Council (Subject)