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Ministry of Housing and Local Government

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Date: 1951-1970
History: Established in November 1951 by the renaming of the Ministry of Local Government and Planning, with responsibility for planning, local government and environmental matters. Its functions were gradually transferred to other departments, and in November 1970 it was absorbed in the newly-created Department of the Environment.
Functions, occupations and activities: Government (central)
References: IC; NCA Rules
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/C278443
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1869-1988: Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and successors: Land Tenure Branch and successors: Registered Files, Land Tenure (LO/N Series)
The National Archives, Kew
2
1934-1960: Ministry of Health and Ministry of Labour, Later Ministry of Labour and National Service: Commissioners for Special Areas, Later Development Areas, Registered Files (DA, F and 99,000 Series)
The National Archives, Kew
3
1800-1996: Records created or inherited by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government, and of successor and related bodies
The National Archives, Kew
4
1881-1992: Department of the Environment and Predecessors: Map Library Boundary Maps
The National Archives, Kew
5
1950-1972: Records created or inherited by the Ministry of Land and Natural Resources and successor bodies
The National Archives, Kew
6
1954: Ministry of Housing and Local Government: Records of the Public Local Inquiry into the proposed development of Gatwick Airport
The National Archives, Kew
7
1996-1998: Department of the Environment and Successors: Area Regeneration Programmes Division: Registered Files (ARPD Prefix)
8
1835-2023: Records created or inherited by the Department of the Environment, the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR), the Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions (DTLR), and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
The National Archives, Kew
9
1947-2001: Department of the Environment and Predecessors: Planning Land Use Policy Directorate: Registered Files (PLUP Series)
The National Archives, Kew
10
1965-2002: Department of the Environment: Local Authority Rate Support Grants, Registered Files (FLG Series)
The National Archives, Kew
11
1903-1957: Welsh Office and predecessors: Local Authorities: Areas, Boundaries and Status: Correspondence, Papers, Maps and Plans
The National Archives, Kew
12
1854-1985: Welsh Office and predecessors: Local Authorities, General Policy and Case Files (LA Series)
The National Archives, Kew
13
1954-1972: Welsh Office and predecessors: Common Lands, Registered Files (C and CG Series)
The National Archives, Kew
14
1965-1967: Records of the Ministry of Land and Natural Resources
15
1910-1995: Records of the Ministry of Works and successors
16
1948-1992: New Towns Association: Registered Files
The National Archives, Kew
17
1910-1955: Ministry of Housing and Local Government and predecessors: Legal and Parliamentary Branch and predecessors: Housing Instruments and Consents
The National Archives, Kew
18
1891-1955: Ministry of Housing and Local Government and predecessors: Legal and Parliamentary Branch and predecessors: Housing Registers of Instruments and Consents
The National Archives, Kew
19
1872-1977: Local Government Board and successors: Legal Department and successors: Local Authority Byelaws
The National Archives, Kew
20
1842-1978: Poor Law Commission and successors: Legal Department and successors: Orders
The National Archives, Kew
21
1840-1997: Ministry of Housing and Local Government and predecessors: Legal and Parliamentary Branch and predecessors: Public Health and Local Government Legislation, Bill Papers
The National Archives, Kew
22
1939-1979: Ministry of Health and successors: Superannuation and Compensation, Registered Files (91451-91459 Series)
The National Archives, Kew
23
1921-1969: Ministry of Health and successors: Agricultural Rating and Valuation, Registered Files (91038 Series) and Schedules of Grants
The National Archives, Kew
24
1888-1969: Local Government Board and successors: Sanitary Department and successors: Local Authority Areas, Boundaries and Status, Registered Files and Papers
The National Archives, Kew
25
1854-1973: Ministry of Health and predecessors and successors: Burial Grounds, Registered Files
The National Archives, Kew
26
1904-1976: Ministry of Health and successors: Local Government Divisions and successors: Local Government Services, Registered Files (91,000 and other Series)
The National Archives, Kew
27
1898-1975: Ministry of Health and successors: Local Government Administration and Finance, General Policy and Procedure, Registered Files (90,000 Series)
The National Archives, Kew
28
1914-1966: Ministry of Health and successors: Local Government Divisions and successors: Local Authority Administration and Finance, Registered Files
The National Archives, Kew
29
1906-1976: Ministry of Health and successors: Legal Branch and Legal and Parliamentary Branch: Local Authority Bill Papers
The National Archives, Kew
30
1914-1976: Ministry of Housing and Local Government and predecessors: Local Government Divisions and predecessors: Air Pollution and Smoke Abatement, Registered Files (91213 Series)
The National Archives, Kew
31
1920-1974: Ministry of Health and successors: Local Government Division and Local Government Finance Division: Rating and Valuation, Registered Files (91038 and other Series)
The National Archives, Kew
32
1919-1971: Ministry of Health and successors: Audit and Statistical Division and Local Government Finance Division: Audit of Local Authorities, Registered Files (97,000, 11,000 and other Series)
The National Archives, Kew
33
1897-1968: Ministry of Housing and Local Government and predecessors: Local Government Division: Local Authority Byelaws, Registered Files (91013 and 12008 Series)
The National Archives, Kew
34
1919-1961: Ministry of Health and successors: Confidential General Registered Files (100,000 Series)
The National Archives, Kew
35
1951-1965: Ministry of Local Government and Planning and Ministry of Housing and Local Government: Circulars and Publications
The National Archives, Kew
36
1946-1954: Ministry of Town and Country Planning and successors: Regional Physical Planning Committees: Registered Files (91692 Series)
The National Archives, Kew
37
1938-2000: Ministry of Town and Country Planning and successors: Minerals, Registered Files (90,000 and M Series)
The National Archives, Kew
38
1941-1973: Ministry of Town and Country Planning and successors: National Parks and Countryside, General and Finance Registered Files (91808 and other Series)
The National Archives, Kew
39
1916-1982: Ministry of Health and successors: Miscellaneous Registered Files (99,000 Series)
The National Archives, Kew
40
1919-1976: Historic Buildings and Ancient Monuments Files (99085 series)
The National Archives, Kew
41
1943-1959: Ministry of Health and successors: Planning and Redevelopment, Registered Files (99,200 Series)
The National Archives, Kew
42
1920-1971: Ministry of Housing and Local Government and predecessors: Local Government Division and predecessors: Public Health Administration, Registered Files (93,000 Series)
The National Archives, Kew
43
1928-1965: Ministry of Health and successors: Health Division and successors: General Health Questions and Foreign Correspondence, Registered Files (95,000 and 96,000 Series)
The National Archives, Kew
44
1918-1970: Ministry of Health and successors: Office Machinery and Procedure, Registered Files (96,203-96,219 Series)
The National Archives, Kew
45
1951-1955: Ministry of Local Government and Planning and Ministry of Housing and Local Government: Legal and Parliamentary Branch: Miscellaneous Sealed Plans
The National Archives, Kew
46
1938-1981: Ministry of Housing and Local Government and predecessors and successor: Development Plans
The National Archives, Kew
47
1875-1995: Ministry of Housing and Local Government, Local Government Division, and Department of the Environment: Local Government General Policy and Procedure, Registered Files (LG Series)
The National Archives, Kew
48
1928-1985: Ministry of Housing and Local Government and predecessors: Establishment Division and Establishment and Organisation Division: Registered Files (EST Series)
The National Archives, Kew
49
1920-1997: Ministry of Housing and Local Government and Department of the Environment: Historic Buildings and Ancient Monuments, Registered Files (HB Series)
The National Archives, Kew
50
1955-1971: Ministry of Housing and Local Government: Annual Reports
The National Archives, Kew
51
1955-1961: Ministry of Housing and Local Government: Slaughterhouses, Registered Files (91018 Series)
The National Archives, Kew
52
1967-1972: Ministry of Housing and Local Government and Department of the Environment: Establishment Division and successors: Registered Files (PCA Series)
The National Archives, Kew
53
1948-1991: Ministry of Housing and Local Government and Department of the Environment: Accountant General's Department and successors: Central Land Board Case Files
The National Archives, Kew
54
1854-1996: Records of Local Government Divisions
55
1958-1972: Ministry of Land and Natural Resources: Forestry, Tree Preservation and National Parks Division: Registered Files (KT Series)
The National Archives, Kew
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