Department of Trade and Industry and successors: Establishment Division (Organisation)...

These files concern organisational issues from the work of the department(s). They deal with the organisation of the British Overseas Trade Board, civil aviation work in DTI after the establishment of the Civil Aviation Authority in 1972, the abortive proposal in 1977 to create an 'International Division', and the organisation and proposed re-location of the Laboratory of the Government Chemist.

By former file reference

Policy, general and record files of the Establishment Division of the Board of Trade and the combined and separate Departments of Trade and Industry can be found in BT 296

• Department of Industry, Establishment Management Services and Manpower Division, 1974-1978
• Department of Trade and Industry, Establishment and Organisation Division, 1973-1974
• Department of Trade and Industry, Establishment Division (Organisation), 1970-1973

From 1998 Department of Trade and Industry

Topics

Trade and commerce

Air transport

In 1970-1974, the predecessor of the Establishment - Management Services and Management and Manpower Division was located in the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Between 1970-1973, it was named the Establishment Division (Organisation); between 1973-1974, Establishment and Organisation Division. In 1974, DTI was reorganised into the Department of Industry, the Department of Trade and the Department of Prices and Consumer Protection. Establishment functions for all three departments were carried out by Establishment Management Services and Manpower Division (EM), which administratively came under the Department of Industry. Inherited files in the MA series were re-registered into the MS series.

In 1978 the Establishment Management Services and Manpower Division was incorporated into the Departments of Industry, Trade and Prices and Consumer Protection: Common Service Department.

When the Department of Prices and Consumer Protection was abolished in 1980, the Common Services Department continued to serve the Departments of Industry and Trade until 1984.