Catalogue description Parliamentary Ombudsman and Financial Redress: Special Payments Unit

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Details of BN 135
Reference: BN 135
Title: Parliamentary Ombudsman and Financial Redress: Special Payments Unit
Description:

Policy relating to special payments, including compensation for delays in payments, interest on repayments, and ex-gratia payments.

Date: 1980-1997
Arrangement:

The series is arranged in file reference order (within each transfer).

Related material:

For case files of the Parliamentary Commissioner (Ombudsman), see LAB 49

Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: File Office 270, FBJ and SPP
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Department of Health and Social Security, Finance Group, 1983-1988

Department of Health and Social Security, Financial Division, 1976-1988

Department of Social Security, 1988-2001

Physical description: 19 file(s)
Access conditions: Open unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition:

From 2009 Department for Work and Pensions

Custodial history: The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) became custodians of the series in 2001 when DWP replaced the Department of Social Security, 1988-2001. The series was previously held by the Department of Health and Social Security, 1968-1988.
Accumulation dates: 1982-1999
Accruals: Series is accruing.
Administrative / biographical background:

From a review of the records in this series, responsibility for special payments policy centred on Branch 2 of the Finance Division C (Social Security)

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