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Department of Health and Social Security: Family Benefits, Registered Files (FP Series)

Catalogue reference: BN 89

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BN 89

This series contains papers relating to the development and administration of family benefits, including papers of the departmental Committee on One-Parent Families, chaired by Sir Morris Finer, QC.

Full description and record details

Reference

BN 89

Title
Department of Health and Social Security: Family Benefits, Registered Files (FP Series)
Date

1965-1987

Description

This series contains papers relating to the development and administration of family benefits, including papers of the departmental Committee on One-Parent Families, chaired by Sir Morris Finer, QC.

Arrangement
Arrangement

Former file reference

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

FP file series

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
Department of Health and Social Security, Committee on One-Parent Families, 1969-1974
Physical description

403 file(s)

Access conditions

Open unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

From 1999 Department of Social Security

Custodial history

Transferred to the Department of Social Security in 1988.

Accruals

Series is not accruing.

Administrative / biographical background

The departmental Committee on One-Parent Families was appointed on 6 November 1969 to consider the implications of one-parent families on society. In its terms, it set out to examine the difficulties which one-parent families might encounter and the provisions and facilities available to these families under existing legislation.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15190/

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Department of Health and Social Security: Family Benefits, Registered Files (FP Series)