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Department for National Savings

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Date: 1969-1996
History: The Department for National Savings was established in 1969, having previously been part of the Post Office. Under the Post Office Act 1969, a new Department for National Savings was created under a director and responsible to Treasury ministers. It took over from the Post Office the administration of the Post Office (thereafter, National) Savings Bank and the Premium Savings Bonds and National Savings Stock Register Offices. It also took over the Savings Certificate Office and assumed responsibility for the 'Save as You Earn' scheme introduced on 1 October 1969. In 1996 National Savings was established as an Executive Agency of the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Functions, occupations and activities: Government (central)
References: Whitaker's; organisation's website; NCA Rules
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/C277513
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1906-1965: Savings Certificate Office: PH Series Files
The National Archives, Kew
NSC 11
2
1932-1993: Post Office Savings Department and Department for National Savings: Staff Journals
The National Archives, Kew
NSC 19
3
1867-1988: Post Office Savings Bank and Department: Savings Policy Files Series II
The National Archives, Kew
NSC 21
4
1894-1970: Post Office Savings Bank and Department: Printing Branch (PTG Series) Files
The National Archives, Kew
NSC 24
5
1893-1973: National Savings: Campaign and Publicity Posters
The National Archives, Kew
NSC 25
6
1871-1977: Post Office Savings Department and Department for National Savings: Publicity Branch (P Series) Files
The National Archives, Kew
NSC 26
7
1946-1993: Post Office Savings Department and Department for National Savings: Annual Reports
The National Archives, Kew
NSC 37
8
1978-1993: Department for National Savings: Posters
The National Archives, Kew
NSC 43
9
1977-1993: Department for National Savings: Leaflets
The National Archives, Kew
NSC 44
10
1956-1979: Post Office Savings Department and Department for National Savings: Procedure and Legal Department and Central Department Joint Registry: Registered Files
The National Archives, Kew
NSC 45
11
1986-1993: Department for National Savings: Office Directories
The National Archives, Kew
NSC 50
12
1948-2001: Savings Certificates Division (PH Series) Files
The National Archives, Kew
NSC 53
13
1916-1976: Post Office Savings Department and Department for National Savings: Coupons and Stamps Mounted Set
The National Archives, Kew
NSC 54
14
1871-1993: Post Office Savings Department and Department for National Savings
The National Archives, Kew
15
1974-1993: Department for National Savings
The National Archives, Kew
16
1900-1985: Original Publicity Artwork: Post Office Savings Bank Series
The National Archives, Kew
NSC 61
17
1916-1945: National Savings Committee: Original Publicity Artwork
The National Archives, Kew
NSC 63
18
1859-2022: Records created or inherited by the National Savings Committee, the Post Office Savings Department and the Department for National Savings
The National Archives, Kew
NSC
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  Record creator Description of relationship Dates Category of relationship
1
National Savings
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2
Post Office Savings Department
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