Catalogue description Department of Employment: Unemployment Benefit Branch: Registered Files (UB Series)
Reference: | LAB 116 |
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Title: | Department of Employment: Unemployment Benefit Branch: Registered Files (UB Series) |
Description: |
This series contains registered files of the Unemployment Benefit Branch. Subjects covered include the implementation of the National Insurance Acts, abuse of the benefits system and disclosure of information to other government departments. |
Date: | 1970-2002 |
Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
Former reference in its original department: | UB file series |
Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
Language: | English |
Creator: |
Department for Education and Employment, 1995-2001 Department for Work and Pensions, 2001- Department of Employment, Unemployment Benefit Branch, 1972-1988 Employment Department, 1988-1995 |
Physical description: | 172 file(s) |
Access conditions: | Open unless otherwise stated |
Immediate source of acquisition: |
From 2000 Department for Education and Employment |
Accumulation dates: | File series began in 1972 |
Accruals: | Series is accruing. |
Administrative / biographical background: |
The Unemployment Benefit Branch was set up in 1972 following the establishment of the Manpower Services Commission. Its main function was to act as the contact point for the Department with the Insurance Division of the Department of Health and Social Security over matters of common concern over the payment of unemployment benefit. |
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