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Catalogue description Home Office: Home Safety (HSY Symbol Series) Files
| Reference: | HO 381 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Home Office: Home Safety (HSY Symbol Series) Files |
| Description: |
Files from the HSY series which was used successively by the Home Office and the Department of Prices and Consumer Protection. The topics covered include home safety standards, electric and oil heating, the dangerous use of plastic material, regulations concerning the sale, manufacture and import of dangerous toys, the use of inflammable materials and water safety. The files were used by the E Division (E4) of the Home Office. |
| Date: | 1961-1986 |
| Arrangement: |
By former reference order. |
| Related material: |
Other Home Office files on consumer safety are in: |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department: | HSY Symbol file series |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Physical description: | 54 file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Open |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
From 1995 Department of Trade and Industry |
| Custodial history: | Transferred from the Home Office to the Department of Prices and Consumer Protection in 1974. |
| Accruals: | Series is accruing |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
From 1 October 1974, the Home Office transferred to the Department of Prices and Consumer Protection some of its responsibilities. These involved home safety and safety of consumer goods (including the making of regulations under the Consumer Protection Act 1961); fire hazards in consumer goods and safety matters relating to the sale of fireworks. |
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