Series
HM Treasury: Fiscal and Monetary Policy (directorate), Monetary Group, Monetary and...
Catalogue reference: T 509
What's it about?
T 509
The records in this series concern reserves and foreign currency borrowing, exchange rates and other external indicators of United Kingdom monetary conditions. The 'FERM' file prefix denotes the file registry theme 'Foreign Exchange Reserves Management'.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- T 509
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Title (The name of the record)
- HM Treasury: Fiscal and Monetary Policy (directorate), Monetary Group, Monetary and Exchange Rates Policy Division: Registered Files (FERM prefix)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1951-1997
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Description (What the record is about)
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The records in this series concern reserves and foreign currency borrowing, exchange rates and other external indicators of United Kingdom monetary conditions.
The 'FERM' file prefix denotes the file registry theme 'Foreign Exchange Reserves Management'.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The records are arranged chronologically and in file prefix order.
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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)
- FERM prefix
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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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- Treasury, 1667-1667
- Treasury, Fiscal and Monetary Policy Directorate, 1994-1995
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 61 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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In 2019 Treasury
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- The records were stored at 1 Horse Guards Road, London SW1, to April 2012. Thereafter they were transferred to a third party contractor for processing prior to transfer to The National Archives
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- 1994 to 1997
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- The series is accruing
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- RCP s.3.1.1 - Government management of the UK economy
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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 Monetary Group had previously existed under the Public Finance (sector) from 1986 and continued under the Fiscal and Monetary Policy (directorate) for 1994. In 1995 it was abolished and its functions were subsumed by the new Macroeconomic Policies and Prospects Directorate.
The Monetary and Exchange Rate Policy Analysis Division was created in 1986. The functions were transferred from the Balance of Payment Division which had existed previously under the External Finance Group and thereunder the Overseas Finance (sector) to 1985. In 1993 it briefly changed its name to the Monetary Policy and Exchange Rate and Funding Division under the Public Finance (sector) and there under the Monetary Group. In 1994 it briefly existed under the Fiscal and Monetary Policy (sector) and thereunder the Monetary Policy Group. In 1995, it was abolished and its functions subsumed by the Debt and Reserves Management (division) under a new shallower organisational structure; the Macroeconomic Policies and Prospects Directorate.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13444716/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: T
Records created or inherited by HM Treasury
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HM Treasury: Fiscal and Monetary Policy (directorate), Monetary Group, Monetary and Exchange Rates Policy Division: Registered Files (FERM prefix)