The story of
The General Strike
In May 1926 over 1.5 million UK workers went on strike, bringing Britain to a standstill. Our records provide an insight into its origins and impact.
Series
Department of Employment: Economic Policy (Manpower) Division: Registered Files (EPM...
Catalogue reference: LAB 117
What's it about?
LAB 117
This series contains files of the Economic Policy (Manpower) Division containing information on the mobility of labour both within and outside the United Kingdom, and the dispersal of government offices from London.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- LAB 117
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Title (The name of the record)
- Department of Employment: Economic Policy (Manpower) Division: Registered Files (EPM Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1971-2004
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains files of the Economic Policy (Manpower) Division containing information on the mobility of labour both within and outside the United Kingdom, and the dispersal of government offices from London.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- EPM file series
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Department for Education and Employment, 1995-2001
- Department for Work and Pensions, 2001-2001
- Department of Employment, 1970-1988
- Department of Employment, Economic Policy (Manpower) Division, 1970-1972
- Employment Department, 1988-1995
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 709 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2004 Department for Education and Employment
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Labour
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- Transferred to the Employment Department in 1988 and the Department for Education and Employment in 1995.
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- File series began in 1971
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15550/
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