Catalogue description Treasury Solicitor's Department: Advisory Division and successors: Registered files (A series)

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Reference: TS 85
Title: Treasury Solicitor's Department: Advisory Division and successors: Registered files (A series)
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Date: 1971-1981
Arrangement:

The files are arranged in original reference order within each transfer.

Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: A series files
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Treasury Solicitor's Department, Advisory Divisions, 1970-2000

Physical description: 18 file(s)
Access conditions: Open
Immediate source of acquisition:

From 2003 Treasury Solicitor's Department

Custodial history: The records have always been in the custody of the Treasury Solicitor's Department
Accumulation dates: File series began in 1972
Selection and destruction information: Records which relate to precedent cases, are of special interest to either the client department or the Treasury Solicitor's Department, or involved a commitment of resources significantly greater than usual have been selected for permanent preservation.
Accruals: The Treasury Solicitor's staff handle approximately 1,000 advisory cases each year. It is estimated less than 2% will merit permanent preservation.
Administrative / biographical background:

The Advisory Division, which was established as a separate entity in 1965, provided legal advice to client departments. The A series was begun in 1972 and is still in current use.

By 2000 the division had been subdivided into a number of divisions;

  • Cabinet Office and Central Advisory
  • European
  • Culture, Media and Sport
  • Ministry of Defence
  • Procurement Executive
  • Department for Education and Employment
  • Treasury

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