Series
Ministry of Health and Department of Health and Social Security: Accountant General's...
Catalogue reference: MH 170
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MH 170
This series contains File Office series files from File Office V, which served the Accountant General's Department (AGD) of the Ministry of Health and its successors. Includes material on the finances and expenditure of the National Health...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MH 170
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Health and Department of Health and Social Security: Accountant General's Department: Registered Files (File Office V Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1947-1990
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains File Office series files from File Office V, which served the Accountant General's Department (AGD) of the Ministry of Health and its successors. Includes material on the finances and expenditure of the National Health Service, regional and area health authorities, and the Public Health Laboratory Service. Also contains files concerning the creation of the Health Education Council.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
In former reference order
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- File Office V series
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Department of Health and Social Security, Accountant General's Division, 1968-1988
- Department of Health, Accountant General's Division, 1988-1988
- Ministry of Health, Accountant General's Division, 1947-1968
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 365 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2000 Department of Health
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- Only policy material has been selected for this series. Ephemeral material, including day-to-day financial transactions, orders, invoices, etc have been destroyed.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Accountant General's Department was responsible for overseeing the finances of health and welfare services; estimates; accountancy; and audits of accounts of hospitals and other health service authorities.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11008/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: MH
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Ministry of Health and Department of Health and Social Security: Accountant General's Department: Registered Files (File Office V Series)