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HM Treasury: Domestic Economy Sector, Home Finance Group, Financial Institutions...

Catalogue reference: T 521

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T 521

The records concern policy and its implementation on regulating banks and other financial and city and deposit-taking institutions. Some of these records concern the Wilson Committee on Financial Institutions. The prefix 'MFC' denotes the...

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Reference

T 521

Title
HM Treasury: Domestic Economy Sector, Home Finance Group, Financial Institutions Division: Registered Files (MFC prefix)
Date

1981-1982

Description

The records concern policy and its implementation on regulating banks and other financial and city and deposit-taking institutions. Some of these records concern the Wilson Committee on Financial Institutions.

The prefix 'MFC' denotes the registry theme 'Miscellaneous Financial Institutions and City Matters'.

Arrangement

The records are arranged chronologically in file prefix order.

Related material

See also T 443

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

MFC prefix

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
Treasury, Domestic Economy Sector, Home Finance Group, 1975-1981
Physical description

90 file(s)

Access conditions

Open

Immediate source of acquisition

in 2014 Treasury

Accumulation dates

1981 to 1982

Accruals

No further accruals are expected.

Selection and destruction information

RCP, s.3.1.1 - records that illustrate the government's role in the management of the UK economy.

Administrative / biographical background

The Financial Services Division was created in 1981 and succeeded the Financial Institutions and Savings Division which had both existed under the Domestic Economy Sector, Home Finance Group.

Its remit was the coordination of policy with regard to: the Bank of England; prudential supervision of banks and deposit taking institutions; work with the Trustee Savings Banks, National Giro and other financial institutions; policy on building societies and other financial institutions.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14075721/

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HM Treasury: Domestic Economy Sector, Home Finance Group, Financial Institutions Division: Registered Files (MFC prefix)