Records of the Employment Services Agency and Division

Division within ET

1952-2006

Records of the Employment Services Agency and Division. Comprises:

• ET 5 - Committee Minutes.
• ET 8 - Capital Project papers.
• ET 10 - Registered files (R series) on routine administration relating to medical services.
• ET 13 - Registered files (HE series) on manpower strategy for Britain, policy and legislation for professional and executive recruitment.
• ET 14 - Papers on the Development and Operation of the Employment Service.
• ET 18 - Policy files on the promotion and improvement of employment prospects for disabled persons.
• ET 19 - Files on the programme for assisting people with special employment needs.
• ET 23 - Registered file (B series) on the management of the employment service.
• ET 24 - Psychological Services Notes and Reports.

Public Record(s)

English

• Manpower Services Commission, Employment Service Agency, 1974-1978
• Manpower Services Commission, Employment Service Division, 1978-1985
• Manpower Services Commission, Personnel and Central Services Division, 1984-1987

9 series

Topics

Labour

Disability

The Employment Service Division was established within the Commission in 1974. Although it was established as a statutory body (known as the Employment Services Agency or ESA), it operated as a Division alongside the Training Services Agency. In July 1978, activities and services relevant to assisting people through training and assistance were transferred to the Training Services Division. The ESA came to an end as a separate body on 31 March 1978, when it was integrated as an official Division within the Commission. The division was renamed the Employment Division in 1982.

The division's main functions centred around: the development and improvement of employment office services; occupational guidance; occupational classification and information; overseas vacancies and redundancies through the national network of Jobcentres and Employment Offices; assistance through job placements, guidance services, and employment rehabilitation; and the development of professional and executive recruitment services through a network of professional and Executive Recruitment (PER) offices. The division was also responsible for services for disabled and disadvantaged people including employment rehabilitation.

The Executive Committee was the main decision making body of the agency/division. The Committee consisted of twelve members and was headed by the Chief Executive who acted as Chairman. It was primarily concerned with determining the policies of the division and examining and reviewing overall performance.