Series
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Emergencies Divisions: Registered Files,...
Catalogue reference: MAF 468
What's it about?
MAF 468
Registered files containing defence planning, which included a food commodities control policy in periods of tension and war.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MAF 468
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Emergencies Divisions: Registered Files, Food Control Policy (DEB Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1988-1989
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Description (What the record is about)
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Registered files containing defence planning, which included a food commodities control policy in periods of tension and war.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Potatoes MAF 307
Some related papers may be found in the following:
Poultry, Eggs and Small Livestock MAF 293
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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)
- DEB 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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- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Emergencies and Food Protection Division, 1990-1996
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Emergencies Division, 1981-1989
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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from 2015 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- 1988 to 1990
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is 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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Defence planning in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food was initially carried out by Emergency Services Division I and Emergency Services Division II. In 1960 the two divisions were abolished and a single Emergency Services Division was formed. In 1964 its name was changed to Emergency Services and Defence Division. Following an internal reorganisation in 1970, the Defence, Emergencies and Crop Improvement Division was established.
The name of the Division again changed in 1974 to the Emergencies, Fertilisers and Feedingstuffs Standards Division. Following further internal reorganisation, the division was split up in 1981 and an Emergencies Division dealing solely with emergency planning for food and agriculture was created. In 1987 responsibility for the co-ordination of departmental transport interests was added. In 1989 further responsibilities were added and the division took over all action to deal with unsafe food and responsibility for the inland disposal of radioactive waste. To reflect these changes, the division was renamed the Emergencies and Food Protection Division.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12755901/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: MAF
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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Emergencies Divisions: Registered Files, Food Control Policy (DEB Series)