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Records of the Government Accountancy Service Management Unit

Catalogue reference: Division within T

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Division within T

Records of the Government Accountancy Service Management Unit of HM Treasury. Records concern expenditure and policy discussions on the development of internal audit in government departments and public services (including social services,...

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Reference
Division within T
Title
Records of the Government Accountancy Service Management Unit
Date
1992-1994
Description

Records of the Government Accountancy Service Management Unit of HM Treasury.

Records concern expenditure and policy discussions on the development of internal audit in government departments and public services (including social services, territorial, local government, accounts and purchasing, management services and running costs).

Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
Treasury, Government Accountancy Service and Management Unit, 1992-1994
Access conditions
Records not yet transferred
Immediate source of acquisition

Treasury

Custodial history
Records stored at HM Treasury at 1 Horse Guards Road to April 2012. Thereafter the records were stored at a third party contractor prior to transfer to The National Archives.
Administrative / biographical background

The Government Accountancy Service and Management Unit was created in 1992 to support the Head of Government Accountancy Service. It included the following business units: Internal Audit Development Division; Public Services; Social Services and Territorial Group; Local Government Group; Treasury Officer of Accounts; and the Purchasing Group.

The Unit continued after 1992 but only covered the function for Internal Audit Development Division; to encourage government departments to use internal audit standards. The Deputy Chief Accountancy Adviser and Director of Government Accountancy Services Management Unit took over the remaining functions from 1993. The Government Accountancy Service and Management Unit was disbanded in 1994.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13375056/

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