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Catalogue description Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Departmental Records Files
| Reference: | PIN 66 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Departmental Records Files |
| Description: |
This series contains files of the Ministry of National Insurance and its successors concerning records management and the implementation of the Public Records Act 1958. The last file predates the 1958 Public Records Act, and contains detailed disposal schedules. |
| Date: | 1946-1977 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Department of Health and Social Security, 1968-1988 Ministry of National Insurance, 1944-1953 Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance, 1953-1966 Ministry of Social Security, 1966-1968 |
| Physical description: | 10 file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Open |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
From 1987 Department of Health and Social Security |
| Accruals: | Series is not accruing. |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
The Public Records Act 1958 introduced a unified scheme for the transfer of documents selected for permanent preservation to the Public Record Office, and for the disposal of records. Within most departments subject to the Act, this work has been carried out under the direction of a Departmental Records Officer, who has been guided by visiting officers of the Public Record Office. |
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