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HM Treasury: Public Finance (Sector) and successors: Banking and Consumer Credit...

Catalogue reference: T 555

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T 555

The files relate to policy work concerning the regulation of financial institutions within the United Kingdom and its dependencies.

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Reference

T 555

Title
HM Treasury: Public Finance (Sector) and successors: Banking and Consumer Credit (BNK prefix): Registered Files
Date

1985-1994

Description

The files relate to policy work concerning the regulation of financial institutions within the United Kingdom and its dependencies.

Arrangement

The records are atrranged chronologically in file prefix order.

Related material

See also: T 326 T 443 T 160

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

BNK prefix

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
Treasury, Public Finance, 1984-1994
Physical description

589 file(s)

Access conditions

Open unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

From 2017 Treasury

Accumulation dates

1987 to 1995

Accruals

Series is accruing.

Selection and destruction information

S.3.1.1 - RCP - The government's management of the UK economy.

Administrative / biographical background

To 1985, policy records concerning financial institutions were created under the Domestic Economy Sector, Home Finance Group, Financial Institutions Division. From 1985, a new Public Finance [sector] was introduced. Banking policy matters were managed under this sector by the Home Finance Group and there under the Financial Institutions Division. The organisational titles had changed by1986 to the Financial Institutions and Markets Group, Banking Division; still under the same sector. In 1992 the Division name changed to the Banking and Mutuals Division.

The function of the Division was: all business with the government's banker; The Bank of England; the prudential supervision of all banks and deposit taking institutions; National Girobank; European Community banking legislation; proposed banking supervision legislation; building societies, Building Societies Commission and the Registry of Friendly Societies; National Loans Fund policy and Societies; currency and coinage and The Royal Mint.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14199091/

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HM Treasury: Public Finance (Sector) and successors: Banking and Consumer Credit (BNK prefix): Registered Files