Catalogue description ASSOCIATION OF DISTRICT COUNCILS

The committees from which files were retained are

AA Council of the Association 1987 - 1993

EH Environmental Health 1990 - 1994

HG Housing 1991 - 1995

PL Planning 1990 - 1995

SL Selection 1990 - 1994

The files have been weeded retaining a small representative sample. The records have been catalogued retaining the original filing system, arranged first by committee and then ordered alphabetically within the filing system.

The Local Government Association (LGA) hold signed minutes of the Association of County Councils (ACC), the Association of District Councils (ADC) and the Association of Metropolitan Authorities (AMA) as well as ACC publications.

The University of Birmingham Library holds the spare copies of the ACC minutes and some records of the AMA.

The London Metropolitan Archives holds published minutes of the ACC (1973 - 1997), the County Council Association (1967 - 1974), the Association of Municipal Corporations (1912 - 1929) and also the year books for the ACC (1974 - 1983) and the County Councils Association (1954 - 1972).

Along with the minutes LMA holds subject files from the Association of County Councils LMA/4243, and a short series of files from the Local Government Association LMA/4222 relating to annual balances and Belgravia Holdings Limited.

Association of District Councils

The records are open and available for consultation unless otherwise stated.

The records of the ADC were deposited as a gift in February 1999 along with the records of the Association of District Councils.

The Association of District Councils (ADC) was founded in 1973 to represent the interests of district councils and aimed to maintain high standards of public services. This was achieved by holding regular conferences and meetings, study groups, collecting statistics, providing an information service and meeting with government on particular issues. The membership extend to 332 non-metropolitan district councils in England and Wales.

The ADC was incorporated into the Local Government Association (LGA) on 1 April 1997. The LGA itself was formed by the merger of the Association of County Councils, the Association of District Councils and the Association of Metropolitan Authorities to represent the interests of principal local authorities in England and Wales. The County Councils Network formed in 1997 to address issues of specific importance to County Councils.

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