| Level | File |
| Ref No | BPS/001/11/01/04/02 |
| Title | BPS Press Committee Papers 1986-1987 |
| Date | 21 January 1986 - 17 December 1987 |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Physical Description | 1 file |
| Description | Minutes and papers of the British Psychological Society BPS Standing Press Committee (SPC) includes correspondence.
21 January 1986 Standing Press Committee Minutes (83-95) and Papers includes proposed revisions of Branch structure and implications for SPC; Psychology in Action Groups [working with police etc after Tottenham riots]; media training schedule; spokes people; proposed links with Media Resource Service (MRS); request from SAB (Scientific Affairs Board) for specialist press releases; guidelines for running a press conference; British Association Section J representation on committee and feedback from 'Outlook' [news based newsletter sent to Government Departments and journalists].
13 May 1986 Standing Press Committee Minutes (96-115) and Papers includes Psychology in Action Groups (PIA) response from DCLP [Division of Criminal and Legal Psychology]; BPS Annual Conference notes and press cuttings; NIBPS [Northern Ireland British Psychological Society] Working Party on Press at Conferences meeting notes 22 April 1986; report on media training day (3 April 1986); Standing Committee on Communications meeting minutes 5 April 1986; report on Information Technology (IT) Working Party; conference role for communication; response to on Robert Morris's talk at University College Swansea 'Some Problems for Parapsychological Research' includes press release; cuttings on vivisection/animal rights demonstrations; press release and cuttings on 'The Lie Detector' [polygraph].
17 September 1986* [other documents note this meeting as on either 15 or 16 October 1986] Standing Press Committee Minutes (116-130) and Papers includes nomination for Society official spokespeople (David Legge, Lea Pearson and Tony Gale), Annual Conference press coverage in press release order; animal rights/vivisection demonstrations; 'Outlook' (issue 4); BPS representation on the Press Council; feedback from Media Training Day; Psychology in Action Groups (PIA); lie detection (polygraph); letter to the national press concerning workforce issues; press coverage at first Conference of European Clinical Psychologists (CECP); Scottish Branch Conference press releases; minutes of Standing Conference Committee 28-29 July 1986.
28 January 1987 Standing Press Committee Minutes (131-148) and Papers includes media training course to be held April 1987; proposed conference media event; London Conference report and press cuttings; 'Outlook' (Issue 5); proposal by Peter Laverock to produce syndicated tapes of interviews; report on 'Child Witness Conference'; correspondence with BBC Education department concerning training professional for ethnic diversity requirements.
11 April 1987 Standing Press Committee Minutes (149-160) and Papers includes proposed Psychology journalism award; fees; media trained directory; proposed DCP (Division of Clinical Psychology) press officer;
28 September 1987 Standing Press Committee Minutes (161-175) Papers includes correspondence with press concerning conference press coverage; correspondence with Peter Wilby (The Independent) concerning article 'An Urgent Social Necessity'; Media Resource Service press briefing.
17 December 1987 Standing Press Committee Minutes (176-185) and Papers includes terms of reference.
See also
BPS/001/6/2/3 Annual Conference Press
BPS/001/6/3/3/4 London Conference Press |
| Format | File |
| Notes | The History of Psychology Centre is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our users. Be aware that our catalogue contains historic terminology relating to mental health which could be considered offensive. The terminology exists within the original record and has been retained to inform users on viewpoints at the time. It in no way reflects the attitudes of the cataloguers or the British Psychological Society. |
| Language | English |
| Related Material | BPS/001/11/05/02/01 Standing Press Committee Media Day for Subsystem Representatives 1984-1986
BPS/001/6/01/02/03/05 BPS Annual Conference Press 1986
BPS/001/6/01/03/03/04 BPS London Conference Press 1986
BPS/002/1/03 BPS Scottish Branch
BPS/001/11/03/01/05-09 BPS Press Releases
BPS/001/11/04/02/04/05 Statement on the Use of the Polygraph 1984
BPS/001/11/04/02/04/30 Child Witness Legislation Lobbying 1986-1987
BPS/001/11/04/02/04/46 Media and Animal Experimentation 1984-1986 |
| RelatedRecord | BPS/001/6/01/02/03/05 |
| BPS/001/11/05/02/01 |
| BPS/002/1/03 |
| BPS/001/6/01/03/03/04 |
| BPS/001/11/03/01/05 |
| BPS/001/11/03/01/06 |
| BPS/001/11/04/02/04/05 |
| BPS/001/11/04/02/04/30 |
| BPS/001/11/04/02/04/46 |
| AccessConditions | Registered Users by Appointment Only. |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Location | 13: BPS History of Psychology Centre, London |
| Term | Medical research |
| Legal medicine |
| Public Relations |
| Forensic medicine |
| AdminHistory | Press Committee started 1971. Restructured 1984 Chairman John Morton. |
| Copyright | Subject to the condition of the original, copies may be supplied for private research use only on receipt of a signed undertaking to comply with current copyright legislation. Permission to make any published use of material from the collection must be sought in advance from the Head of the History of Psychology Centre and Archives and, where appropriate, from the copyright owner. Where possible, assistance will be given in identifying copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material |
| Rules | Description compiled in line with the following: ISAD (G) General International Standard Archival Description MAD3 Third Edition 2000 |
| ArchNote | Compiled by Claire Jackson BPS Archivist History of Psychology Centre. |
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Persons
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| BPS/GB/81 | The British Psychological Society; Division of Occupational Psychology; 1971-; DOP | 1971- |
| BPS/GB/96 | The British Psychological Society; Welsh Branch; 1955- | 1955- |
| BPS/GB/228 | Morton; John (1933-); Professor; OBE, FRS, HonFBPsS | 1933- |
| BPS/GB/83 | The British Psychological Society; Division of Forensic Psychology; 1977-; (DFP) | 1977- |
| BPS/GB/95 | The British Psychological Society; Scottish Branch; 1924- | 1924- |
| BPS/GB/79 | The British Psychological Society; Division of Clinical Psychology; 1966-; (DCP) | 1966- |
| BPS/GB/148 | The British Psychological Society; Standing Committee on Communications; 1984-1990; (SCComms) | 1984-1990 |
| BPS/GB/260 | The British Psychological Society; Scientific Affairs Board; 1973-2002; SAB | 1973-2002 |