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Catalogue description Benefits Agency, Planning Unit: Registered Files (Registry 730)
| Reference: | NB 8 |
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| Title: | Benefits Agency, Planning Unit: Registered Files (Registry 730) |
| Description: |
This series contains registered files of the Benefits Agency, Planning Unit (Registry 730). The files concern the provision of advice and guidance on service, business and strategic planning. |
| Date: | 1989-1999 |
| Arrangement: |
The series is arranged in file reference order. |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department: | Registry 730 |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Benefits Agency, 1991-2002 |
| Physical description: | 88 file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Open |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
From 2017 Department for Work and Pensions |
| Custodial history: | Department of Social Security 1989-2001; Department for Work and Pensions. |
| Accumulation dates: | 1989 to 1999 |
| Selection and destruction information: | Files selected under OSP5 5.2.2 creation of the agencies. |
| Accruals: | Series is accruing. |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
The responsibilities of the Benefits Agency Planning Unit, involved the development and strategic steer of Benefits Agency’s business; writing business plans; high level steer on service level agreements; service delivery strategies and sponsoring the work needed to implement them. It provided a focal point of contact between the Department of Social Security and Benefits Agency on strategic issues including simplification of the Social Security system; development of Information Systems and IT strategies and programmes. Eventually it would have overall responsibility for the co-ordination Change Programme for the Benefits Agency; private sector involvement in the development and delivery of frontline operations; and legislation required to implement the programme. |
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