Catalogue description Ministry of Health and Department of Health and Social Security: Accountant General's Department: Registered Files (File Office V Series)

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Reference: MH 170
Title: Ministry of Health and Department of Health and Social Security: Accountant General's Department: Registered Files (File Office V Series)
Description:

This series contains File Office series files from File Office V, which served the Accountant General's Department (AGD) of the Ministry of Health and its successors. Includes material on the finances and expenditure of the National Health Service, regional and area health authorities, and the Public Health Laboratory Service. Also contains files concerning the creation of the Health Education Council.
Date: 1947-1990
Arrangement:

In former reference order
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: File Office V series
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Department of Health and Social Security, Accountant General's Division, 1968-1988

Department of Health, Accountant General's Division, 1988-

Ministry of Health, Accountant General's Division, 1947-1968
Physical description: 365 file(s)
Access conditions: Open unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition:

From 2000 Department of Health
Selection and destruction information: Only policy material has been selected for this series. Ephemeral material, including day-to-day financial transactions, orders, invoices, etc have been destroyed.
Accruals: Series is accruing
Administrative / biographical background:

The Accountant General's Department was responsible for overseeing the finances of health and welfare services; estimates; accountancy; and audits of accounts of hospitals and other health service authorities.

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