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Welsh Office: Establishment Group: Emergencies Branch (EB) prefix: Registered Files

Catalogue reference: BD 129

What's it about?

BD 129

This series consists of records of Welsh Office Emergencies Branch dealing with the snow emergencies of 1978 and 1982; and droughts of 1976 and 1984. They deal with providing assistance to farmers and local authorities and post-emergency reviews...

Full description and record details

Reference

BD 129

Title
Welsh Office: Establishment Group: Emergencies Branch (EB) prefix: Registered Files
Date

1972-1998

Description

This series consists of records of Welsh Office Emergencies Branch dealing with the snow emergencies of 1978 and 1982; and droughts of 1976 and 1984. They deal with providing assistance to farmers and local authorities and post-emergency reviews of the effectiveness of emergency procedures and any lessons learnt.

Arrangement

The records are arranged in chronologically in file prefix order.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

EB prefix

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English and Welsh

Creator(s)
Welsh Office, 1965-1999
Physical description

16 file(s)

Access conditions

Open unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

Welsh Government

Subjects
Topics
Farming
Custodial history

The records were originally created and stored in Cathays Park building at Cardiff. In the 1990s the records were stored at the Welsh Office storage facility at Neptune Point, Cardiff. In 2012 the records were stored with a third party contractor prior to transfer to The National Archives.

Accumulation dates

1976 to 1985

Accruals

This series is accruing.

Selection and destruction information

RCP s.3.1.1 - Principal policies and actions of the UK central government and English and Welsh governments.

Administrative / biographical background

The records were created by the Welsh Office, Establishment Group, Accommodation Office and Management Services Division, Emergencies Branch.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14569289/

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Welsh Office: Establishment Group: Emergencies Branch (EB) prefix: Registered Files

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