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Department of Employment and predecessor and successor: Employment Services Division...

Catalogue reference: LAB 106

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LAB 106

This series contain registered files with ES ( later E ) file prefixes used in the Employment Services Division, later the Employment Services Agency.

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Reference

LAB 106

Title
Department of Employment and predecessor and successor: Employment Services Division and Employment Services Agency: Registered Files (E and ES Series)
Date

1963-1979

Description

This series contain registered files with ES ( later E ) file prefixes used in the Employment Services Division, later the Employment Services Agency.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

E and ES file series

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • Department of Employment and Productivity, Employment Services Division, 1968-1970
  • Department of Employment, Employment General Division, 1971-1972
  • Department of Employment, Employment Services Division, 1970-1971
  • Department of Employment, Employment Services Division 1, 1971-1974
  • Department of Employment, Employment Services Division 2, 1971-1974
  • Manpower Services Commission, Employment Service Agency, 1974-1978
Physical description

29 file(s)

Access conditions

Open

Immediate source of acquisition

From 2001 Department for Education and Employment

Subjects
Topics
Labour
Accruals

Series is not accruing.

Administrative / biographical background

The Employment Services Division was set up in 1968 as part of the Department of Employment and Productivity and was responsible for the administration of employment exchange services, youth employment (by virtue of its incorporation of the Central Youth Employment Executive) and the employment of disabled persons. In 1971 the division was divided: two branches concerned with employment exchange services and the residue becoming a new division, Employment General Division. A year later, the new division was dissolved and its functions taken over by Employment Services Division I. At the same time, Employment Services Division II became responsible for maintaining the newly-created Professional and Executive Register. With the creation of the Manpower Services Commission in January 1974 (under the Employment and Training Act 1973), it became responsible for these functions under the auspices of its executive arm: the Employment Service Agency. In 1979 the agency changed its name back to the Employment Services Division.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15252/

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