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Department of Health and Social Security: Insurance Division K and Social Security...

Catalogue reference: BN 80

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BN 80

This series contains registered files of Insurance Division K and the Social Security Policy Group.

Full description and record details

Reference

BN 80

Title
Department of Health and Social Security: Insurance Division K and Social Security Policy Group: Registered Files (K Series)
Date

1966-1995

Description

This series contains registered files of Insurance Division K and the Social Security Policy Group.

Related material

Earnings related supplements are held in the ER file series in: PIN 72

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

K file series

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
Department of Health and Social Security, 1968-1988
Physical description

941 file(s)

Access conditions

Open unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

from 2008 Department for Work and Pensions

from 2001 Department of Social Security

Accruals

Series is accruing.

Selection and destruction information

Records selected under section 2.1.5 of the acquisition policy statement relating to formulation and delivery of social policies

Administrative / biographical background

Insurance Division K was created to deal with earnings-related benefit and occupational pensions rights (including contracting out). Its functions were dispersed into branches of Social Security Policy Group in 1973, as part of the reorganisation of the Insurance Divisions of DHSS.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15181/

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Department of Health and Social Security: Insurance Division K and Social Security Policy Group: Registered Files (K Series)