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Treasury: Establishment Superannuation Division: Registered Files (ES Series)

Catalogue reference: T 248

What's it about?

T 248

Files of the Establishments Superannuation (ES) Division. The files deal with all aspects of superannuation policy. The Series also includes files of the Pensions and Superannuation series (P, PU, PS, PC series), (T 164) reregistered in the ES...

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Reference

T 248

Title
Treasury: Establishment Superannuation Division: Registered Files (ES Series)
Date

1887-1972

Description

Files of the Establishments Superannuation (ES) Division. The files deal with all aspects of superannuation policy. The Series also includes files of the Pensions and Superannuation series (P, PU, PS, PC series), (T 164) reregistered in the ES series in 1948.

T 248/724-924: some of these have been transferred to BA 27/1-187. The catalogue entries provide full details.

Arrangement
Arrangement

Chronological within original subject classification (see Treasury Registration Systems)

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

ES file series.

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
Treasury, Establishment Superannuation Division, 1938-1981
Physical description

943 file(s)

Access conditions

Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

From 1977 Civil Service Department

Custodial history

Records transferred to Civil Service Department in November 1968, and returned to Treasury on abolition of Civil Service Department in 1981

Accumulation dates

1948

Accruals

Series is accruing

Administrative / biographical background

The Establishments Superannuation (ES) Division was set up in 1938. In 1962 it took over the pensions work of the Law and Order (LO) Division, which was abolished at the same time.

The Civil Service Department took over responsibilities for superannuation policy in November 1968. This responsibility was transferred to the Treasury on the abolition of Civil Service Department in 1981.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13985/

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Treasury: Establishment Superannuation Division: Registered Files (ES Series)