Catalogue description Department of Employment: Economic Policy (Manpower) Division: Registered Files (EPD Series)

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Details of LAB 108
Reference: LAB 108
Title: Department of Employment: Economic Policy (Manpower) Division: Registered Files (EPD Series)
Description:

The series comprises registered files of the Economic Policy (Manpower) Division of the Department of Employment relating to advice on economic policy relating to manpower issues.

The series covers a number of sociological issues, such as; unemployment, population levels, the mobility and availability of labour, the effects of changes to the benefit regulations; redundancies in particular industries and redundancy payment schemes.

Date: 1946-1975
Arrangement:

Files are arranged numerically by former file reference.
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: EPD file series
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Department of Employment, Economic Policy (Manpower) Division, 1970-1972

Department of Employment, Safety and Health Services, 1972-1975
Physical description: 17 file(s)
Access conditions: Open
Immediate source of acquisition:

From 2000 Department for Education and Employment
Custodial history: Transferred to the Employment Department in 1988 and the Department of Education and Employment in 1995.
Accumulation dates: 1970 to 1975
Selection and destruction information: Policy files have been selected for permanent preservation
Accruals: Series is not accruing.
Administrative / biographical background:

The Economic (Manpower) Division of the Department of Employment was responsible for regional policy in reviewing changes in the boundaries and the status of assisted areas.

Safety and Health Services were part of the Manpower General Division.

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