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HM Treasury: General Expenditure Policy Group, General Expenditure Planning Division:...

Catalogue reference: T 447

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T 447

The records comprise information on general expenditure policy with advice to Ministers. Annual Public Expenditure Surveys were the key event for this business unit. Key areas covered were expenditure on: defence; law and order; social security;...

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Reference

T 447

Title
HM Treasury: General Expenditure Policy Group, General Expenditure Planning Division: Records (EP prefix files)
Date

1979-1991

Description

The records comprise information on general expenditure policy with advice to Ministers. Annual Public Expenditure Surveys were the key event for this business unit. Key areas covered were expenditure on: defence; law and order; social security; government support for industry; local authority services; nationalised corporations and privatisation; housing; education; loans to nationalised industries; civil service and how much to retain in the contingency reserve.

The 'EP' prefix denotes the registry theme 'Expenditure Planning'.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically in file prefix order.

Related material

See also T 277

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

EP prefix files

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
Treasury, Public Services Sector, 1975-1983
Physical description

2312 file(s)

Access conditions

Open unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

From 2013 Treasury

Custodial history

T 447/127-195 were transferred to T 341/954-1022 in June 2016.

Accumulation dates

1980 to 1990

Accruals

Series is accruing.

Selection and destruction information

3.1.1 - management of government revenues and expenditure.

Administrative / biographical background

The General Expenditure Planning Division was created in 1980 under the General Expenditure Policy Group and there under the Public Services Sector of HM Treasury. Its function was to create government's general expenditure policy for the UK economy.

General Expenditure Policy Group had one other Division entitled the General Expenditure Control Division which provided supply estimates, enforced cash limits and monitored expenditure

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12300605/

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HM Treasury: General Expenditure Policy Group, General Expenditure Planning Division: Records (EP prefix files)