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Catalogue reference: T 468

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T 468

Records preserved from this function comprise those relating to the reform and scrutiny of financial management across government departments. This work was catalysed by the Rayner Scrutiny of government in 1981, carried out by Prime Minister...

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Reference
T 468
Title
HM Treasury: Public Services Sector, Accounts and Purchasing Group, Management Accounting and Purchasing Policy Division: Registered Files (GASS prefix)
Date
1981-1986
Description

Records preserved from this function comprise those relating to the reform and scrutiny of financial management across government departments.

This work was catalysed by the Rayner Scrutiny of government in 1981, carried out by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's adviser on waste, bureaucracy and efficiency in government - Sir Derek Rayner. The roots of such Scrutiny in government can, in turn, be traced back to the Report on the Control of Public Expenditure created by a Parliament backed independent committee chaired by Sir Edwin Plowden (published in 1961) which had been critical of Treasury's control of public expenditure. The Plowden Report had originally recommended better use of the techniques of management and measurement and emphasised the importance of improving management throughout the public service. The Rayner Scrutiny and measures adopted by Treasury for higher standards of accounting can be viewed as a continuation of this theme. The Treasury worked closely with the Cabinet Office 'Prime Minister's Efficiency Unit' during the 1980s and records reflecting these characteristics are preserved here.

Arrangement

Records are arranged in file prefix order.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
GASS prefix
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
149 file(s)
Access conditions
Open unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition

In 2013-2016 Treasury

Accumulation dates
1982 to 1986
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
Administrative / biographical background

The Management Accounting and Purchasing Policy Division was created during the 1981 reorganisation of HM Treasury.

From 1984 the Division name changed to the Accountancy, Finance and Audit Division

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13335441/

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HM Treasury: Public Services Sector, Accounts and Purchasing Group, Management Accounting and Purchasing Policy Division: Registered Files (GASS prefix)