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Catalogue description Welsh Office: Water and Environmental Protection Division: Registered Files (WEP Series)
| Reference: | BD 130 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Welsh Office: Water and Environmental Protection Division: Registered Files (WEP Series) |
| Description: |
This series contains records relating to water and environmental protection in Wales, including: flooding; coastal erosion and protection; drinking water; radiological monitoring and incidents (including the implication of the Chernobyl radiation release on Wales); waste disposal; pollution incidents; droughts; hazardous waste; conservation; and proposals for barrage schemes such as the River Severn and Cardiff Bay |
| Date: | 1977-1998 |
| Arrangement: |
The files are arranged in the format WEP xxx/xx/x. The first set of numbers relates to a subject area, the second to a specific topic within that subject area, and the third is the individual file number. Records about what subject areas were called can not be found |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department: | WEP prefix |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Welsh Office, 1965-1999 Welsh Office, Environmental Protection and Local Government Division, 1989-1991 |
| Physical description: | 119 file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Open unless otherwise stated |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
From 2020 Welsh Government |
| Accruals: | The series is accruing. |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
The Welsh Office Environment Division held responsibility for water quality, dealing with waste, air pollution, coastal protection and land drainage in Wales. It was established with the creation of the Welsh Office in 1965. The range of the Division's functions broadened throughout the 1970s and 1980s and by the mid 1990s its responsibilities had extended to cover land and air pollution. By 1997, its remit also covered environmental research and 'green co-ordination'. The Division also had oversight of countryside and nature conservation, and from 1991 sponsored the Countryside Council for Wales. On 1 April 2013 the Council was merged with Forestry Commission Wales and Environment Agency Wales to form Natural Resources Wales. This formed a single body which managed the Welsh environment and its natural resources |
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