Catalogue description Ministry of Housing and Local Government and Successors: Greater London Housing Division: Registered Files (GLH and LRH series)

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Reference: AT 88
Title: Ministry of Housing and Local Government and Successors: Greater London Housing Division: Registered Files (GLH and LRH series)
Description:

These files are housing casework files pertaining to the Greater London area. Examples of the subjects covered include compulsory purchase, housing programmes, grant-in-aid for improvements and loan sanctions for housing schemes.

Date: 1975-1997
Arrangement:

Each transfer will be arranged in former reference order thereby reflecting the original administrative arrangement.
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: GLH file series; LRH file series
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Department of the Environment, Greater London Housing and Planning Directorate, 1977-1985

Department of the Environment, Greater London Regional Office, 1986-1988
Physical description: 476 file(s)
Access conditions: Open unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition:

From 2004 Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
Custodial history: Since the records ceased to accumulate they have been in the custody of the Department of the Environment (1987-1997); the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1997-2001) the Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions (2001-2002) and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
Accumulation dates: 1976-1987
Selection and destruction information: The records were selected as they reflect the economic, social and demographic condition of the UK, as documented by the State's dealings with individuals, communities and organisations outside its own formal boundaries (2.2.2.1 of PRO's acquisition policy).
Accruals: The series will accrue.
Administrative / biographical background:

The Greater London Housing and Planning Directorate was set up in 1977. Its functions were essentially the same as those of the Planning and Housing Divisions of the Department of the Environment Regional Offices. It reported through the functional deputy secretaries concerned. With the abolition of the greater London Council (GLC) in 1985/6, the Greater London Housing and Greater London Planning Divisions at the London Regional Office were re-named as London Regional Housing and London Regional Planning: the file prefix reflected the change of acronym.

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