Series
Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Departmental Records Files
Catalogue reference: PIN 66
What's it about?
PIN 66
This series contains files of the Ministry of National Insurance and its successors concerning records management and the implementation of the Public Records Act 1958. The last file predates the 1958 Public Records Act, and contains detailed...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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PIN 66
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Departmental Records Files
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Date (When the record was created)
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1946-1977
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains files of the Ministry of National Insurance and its successors concerning records management and the implementation of the Public Records Act 1958.
The last file predates the 1958 Public Records Act, and contains detailed disposal schedules.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Department of Health and Social Security, 1968-1988
- Ministry of National Insurance, 1944-1953
- Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance, 1953-1966
- Ministry of Social Security, 1966-1968
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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10 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1987 Department of Health and Social Security
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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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 Public Records Act 1958 introduced a unified scheme for the transfer of documents selected for permanent preservation to the Public Record Office, and for the disposal of records.
Within most departments subject to the Act, this work has been carried out under the direction of a Departmental Records Officer, who has been guided by visiting officers of the Public Record Office.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11579/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: PIN
Records created or inherited by the Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance,...
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Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Departmental Records Files