Ministry of Local Government and Planning

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Date:	1951-1951
History:	Formed in January 1951. It inherited planning responsibilities from the former Ministry of Town and Country Planning. Later in the year, following the election of the Conservative government, its name was changed in November 1951 to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government.
Functions, occupations and activities:	Government (central)
References:	IC; NCA Rules
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/C280387

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference
1	1800-1996: Records created or inherited by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government, and of successor and related bodies	The National Archives, Kew	HLG
2	1948-1992: New Towns Association: Registered Files	The National Archives, Kew	FJ 2
3	1910-1955: Ministry of Housing and Local Government and predecessors: Legal and Parliamentary Branch and predecessors: Housing Instruments and Consents	The National Archives, Kew	HLG 13
4	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	HLG 14
5	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	HLG 29
6	1939-1979: Ministry of Health and successors: Superannuation and Compensation, Registered Files (91451-91459 Series)	The National Archives, Kew	HLG 33
7	1914-1966: Ministry of Health and successors: Local Government Divisions and successors: Local Authority Administration and Finance, Registered Files	The National Archives, Kew	HLG 53
8	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	HLG 55
9	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	HLG 57
10	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	HLG 58
11	1946-1951: Ministry of Health, Legal Branch, and Ministry of Local Government and Planning, Legal and Parliamentary Branch: Sealed Orders and Plans under the Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) Act 1946	The National Archives, Kew	HLG 67
12	1919-1961: Ministry of Health and successors: Confidential General Registered Files (100,000 Series)	The National Archives, Kew	HLG 68
13	1951-1965: Ministry of Local Government and Planning and Ministry of Housing and Local Government: Circulars and Publications	The National Archives, Kew	HLG 72
14	1946-1954: Ministry of Town and Country Planning and successors: Regional Physical Planning Committees: Registered Files (91692 Series)	The National Archives, Kew	HLG 83
15	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	HLG 92
16	1943-1959: Ministry of Health and successors: Planning and Redevelopment, Registered Files (99,200 Series)	The National Archives, Kew	HLG 104
17	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	HLG 108
18	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	HLG 109
19	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	HLG 111
20	1938-1981: Ministry of Housing and Local Government and predecessors and successor: Development Plans	The National Archives, Kew	HLG 119
21	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	HLG 120
22	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	HLG 124
23	1948-1975: Ministry of Housing and Local Government and Department of the Environment: Accountant General's Department and successors: Registered Files (AG Series)	The National Archives, Kew	HLG 151
24	1939-1977: Ministry of Housing and Local Government and Department of the Environment: Local Government Finance Division and Successor: Registered Files (FIN Series)	The National Archives, Kew	HLG 154

Related record creators
	Record creator	Description of relationship	Dates	Category of relationship
1	Ministry of Housing and Local Government	Successor/Predecessor		See Also
2	Ministry of Town and Country Planning	Successor/Predecessor		See Also