Catalogue description National Assistance Board and successor: Codes of Instructions and Circulars

This series contains codes of instructions and circulars issued to officers of the Assistance Boards and successor departments covering all aspects of social welfare provision.

Also contained in this series are monthly bulletins, staff and premises lists, and organisation charts.

Codes and circulars were considered to be essential to the satisfactory performance of officers' duties.

Instructions were usually issued in the first instance as circulars, matters of lasting interest being eventually incorporated in the relevant code. The codes were amended and further code series introduced from time to time in the light of experience and revised policy following new legislation or the take-over of duties from other government departments. Reference was also made to legislation as and when was necessary. Instructions were issued for departmental use only. The codes of instruction and circulars represented in this series cover all aspects of social welfare provision.

Codes of instructions of the Department of Health and Social Security are to found in BN 36

Codes and instructions of the Ministry of Pensions (and successors) are in PIN 14

Assistance Board, 1940-1948

National Assistance Board, 1948-1966

Supplementary Benefits Commission, 1966-1980

Unemployment Assistance Board, 1934-1940

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