Catalogue description Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and predecessors: Betting, Gaming and Lotteries: Registered Files (BGL Series)
Reference: | PF 295 |
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Title: | Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and predecessors: Betting, Gaming and Lotteries: Registered Files (BGL Series) |
Description: |
This series contains records relating to the preparation of legislation and the development of regulations applicable to various types of gambling and lottery activities |
Date: | 1989-2000 |
Related material: |
See also HO 320 |
Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
Former reference in its original department: | BGL |
Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
Language: | English |
Creator: |
Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 1997-2017 Department of National Heritage, 1992-1997 Home Office, 1782- |
Physical description: | 415 file(s) |
Access conditions: | Open unless otherwise stated |
Immediate source of acquisition: |
From 2022 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport |
Custodial history: | Home Office 1992; Department of National Heritage 1994-2001; Department for Culture, Media and Sport 2001-2017; Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 2017-present |
Accruals: | Series is accruing |
Administrative / biographical background: |
Upon the establishment of the Department for National Heritage in 1992, some aspects of betting, gaming and lotteries were moved from the Home Office to the department, although a full takeover of responsibilities in this area happened only in 2001, following the General Election. |
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