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Records of the Finance and Machine Tools Division and successors
Catalogue reference: Division within HF
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Division within HF
Records of the Finance and Machine Tools Division of the Ministry of Technology, reflect the work of the early finance divisions in both departmental and divisional contexts, and include registered files in HF 12
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- Division within HF
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Title (The name of the record)
- Records of the Finance and Machine Tools Division and successors
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1956-1967
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Description (What the record is about)
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Records of the Finance and Machine Tools Division of the Ministry of Technology, reflect the work of the early finance divisions in both departmental and divisional contexts, and include registered files in HF 12
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- 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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- Ministry of Technology, Finance and Accounts Division, 1967-1970
- Ministry of Technology, Finance and Machine Tools Division, 1964-1967
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 series
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- Topics
- Manufacturing
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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 title of the Finance and Machine Tools Division of the Ministry of Technology (MINTECH) underwent a number of changes in its early years: in 1966, it was referred to as the Finance and Machine Tools Division, but was also known as the Finance and General Division, and as the Finance Division. Later in 1967, it became known as the Finance and Accounts Division.
The division was responsible, under the Under Secretary (Finance), for co-ordinating the financial business of the Ministry, particularly giving advice to the Permanent Secretaries regarding their responsibilities as Accounting Officers. It was responsible for the preparation and submission of estimates, for formulating rules of financial procedure and advising on matters of financial principle. It also had responsibility for financial common services, central accounting and payment duties, legal matters and administration of land interests.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1128/
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