Series
Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Adjudication Policy and Procedure,...
Catalogue reference: PIN 44
What's it about?
PIN 44
This series contains Ministry of National Insurance and successors files dealing with adjudication policy and procedure on claims to the benefits under the National Insurance Act 1946 and the National Insurance (Industrial) Act 1946 and...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- PIN 44
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Adjudication Policy and Procedure, Registered files (AP Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1929-1985
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains Ministry of National Insurance and successors files dealing with adjudication policy and procedure on claims to the benefits under the National Insurance Act 1946 and the National Insurance (Industrial) Act 1946 and subsequent legislation.
The files are also concerned with the constitution and personnel of tribunals and medical boards. In addition there are a few dealing with complaints made against members of medical boards.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
- In this series the file series is sub-divided as follows:
- APl - Adjudication policy and procedure appertaining to Medical Boards and Local Appeal Tribunals.
- APl(X) - Gives a selection of case papers.
- AP2 - Concerns the constitution and appointment of Chairman and members to the Medical Boards or Local Appeal Tribunals. Also included in this group is the engagement of lay-staff for administrative duties etc.
- AP3 - Sets out the qualification to entitlement, and the procedures to be followed, for payment of expenses and allowances to claimants.
- AP5 - Details the compilation of literature, giving guidance and instruction, which is available for use by the Medical Boards or Local Appeal Tribunals.
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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)
- AP file 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, Insurance Department A, 1968-1969
- Department of Health and Social Security, Insurance Department B, 1968-1969
- Department of Health and Social Security, Insurance Department C, 1968-1969
- Department of Health and Social Security, Insurance Department D, 1968-1969
- Department of Health and Social Security, Insurance Division A, 1969-1988
- Department of Health and Social Security, Insurance Division B, 1969-1988
- Department of Health and Social Security, Insurance Division C, 1969-1988
- Department of Health and Social Security, Insurance Division D, 1969-1975
- Department of Health and Social Security, Insurance Division K, 1969-1982
- Department of Health and Social Security, Insurance Division L, 1972-1981
- Ministry of Health, 1919-1968
- Ministry of National Insurance, Administrative Divisions, 1944-1948
- Ministry of National Insurance, Insurance Department A, 1948-1953
- Ministry of National Insurance, Insurance Department B, 1948-1953
- Ministry of National Insurance, Insurance Department C, 1948-1953
- Ministry of National Insurance, Insurance Department D, 1949-1953
- Ministry of National Insurance, Unemployment Insurance Division, 1944-1948
- Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance, Insurance Department A, 1953-1966
- Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance, Insurance Department B, 1953-1966
- Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance, Insurance Department C, 1953-1966
- Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance, Insurance Department D, 1965-1966
- Ministry of Social Security, Insurance Department A, 1966-1968
- Ministry of Social Security, Insurance Department B, 1966-1968
- Ministry of Social Security, Insurance Department C, 1966-1969
- Ministry of Social Security, Insurance Department D, 1966-1968
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 276 files and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1979 Department of Health and Social Security
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is not accruing.
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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 Minister of National Insurance (subsequently the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance) was responsible for deciding certain questions under the National Insurance Act 1946 and the National Insurance (Industrial) Act 1946 and subsequent legislation, mainly those relating to class of insurance and contribution conditions for entitlement to benefit.
Questions under the Acts relating to entitlement to benefit are decided by various statutory authorities. Disablement questions under the Industrial Injuries Scheme are decided by medical boards and medical appeal tribunals; other claims and questions as to entitlement to benefit are decided by insurance officers and, on appeal, local tribunals and National Insurance Commissioners.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11557/
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Within the department: PIN
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Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Adjudication Policy and Procedure, Registered files (AP Series)