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Catalogue description Records of the Legal Branch
| Reference: | Division within MH |
|---|---|
| Title: | Records of the Legal Branch |
| Description: |
Records of the Legal Branch relating to responsibilities for legal advice and drafting of legal documents. Comprises registered files of the branch in MH 164, Poor Law instruments in MH 64, bill papers in MH 80 and National Service Medical Board examination records in MH 114 |
| Date: | 1885-1988 |
| Separated material: |
See also Records created or inherited by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government, and of successor and related bodies, Division within HLG |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Department of Health and Social Security, Legal Branch, 1968-1969 Department of Health and Social Security, Solicitors Office, 1969-1988 Local Government Board, Legal Branch, 1871-1919 Local Government Board, Order Department, 1871-1919 Ministry of Health, Legal Branch, 1919-1968 |
| Physical description: | 4 series |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
The branch took over the purely legal aspects of the work of the Legal and Order Departments of the Local Government Board and the functions of the Solicitor to the National Health Insurance Commission for England. It was under the direction of the Solicitor and Legal Adviser of the Ministry of Health. The main duties of the branch were legal advice and drafting in connection with legislation, provisional orders, model byelaws, planning clauses and forms for use by local authorities. It was also responsible for the issue of sealed orders, instruments and consents by the minister in connection with local authority boundaries, services, schemes and finance. After 1951 the solicitor and legal adviser also served the Ministry of Housing and Local Government, and staff were frequently seconded to that department. |
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