Catalogue description HM Treasury: Health, Information and Parliament : Registered Files (HIP and CFPSS prefixes)

The records are arranged chronologically in file prefix order.

The records of the HIP file prefix (denoting 'Health, Information and Parliament' registry theme) was created by the Health Services Division of the Social Services and Territorial Group, founded under the overall control of the Public Services Sector. The HIP prefix was operational from late 1983 to 1989 and succeeded the ACS prefix (see T 583) and the SS file prefix (see T 227) in a combined new file prefix code.

The CFPSS prefix (denoting 'Centrally Financed and Personal Social Services') was created in late 1988 and succeeded HIP prefix. It was created by the Social Services and Territorial Group (SSTG) and there-under the 'Financial management; public services (sector)'. There were three divisions under the SSTG comprising: Social Security Division; Health Services Division; and the Territorial Division; the latter of which covered non-health related topics such as Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales public expenditure. , Parliament Expenditure; National Audit Office; Parliamentary Commissioners for Administration; Health Commissioners; Privy Council Office; Government Actuary's Department; Cabinet Office; Charity Commission; Central Office for Information; Office of Population Censuses and Surveys; Office of the Minister for the Civil Service; and HM Treasury.