Series
Department of Social Security: Ministers and Senior Officers papers
Catalogue reference: JB 3
What's it about?
JB 3
This series consists of papers created by the Department of Social Security's secretaries of state, ministers and senior officers. The subject matter mainly relates to social security policy initiation and development at the most senior level in...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- JB 3
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Title (The name of the record)
- Department of Social Security: Ministers and Senior Officers papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1988-2006
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of papers created by the Department of Social Security's secretaries of state, ministers and senior officers. The subject matter mainly relates to social security policy initiation and development at the most senior level in the department.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For earlier material relating to the Department of Health and Social Security see BN 13
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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 Work and Pensions, 2001-2001
- Department of Social Security, 1988-2001
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 713 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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In 2001 Department of Social Security
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- File series ran began in 1988
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- A developing operational selection policy for the Department of Social Security's records for the period 1991-1997 has informed the selection. Duplicate material has been deselected during a progressive appraisal from the secretary of state's papers down through those of the permanent secretary, the senior and junior ministers.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
- This series consists of papers created by the Department of Social Security'ssecretaries of state, ministers and senior officers. The subject matter mainlyrelates to social security policy initiation and development at the most seniorlevel in the department. A developing operational selection policy for theDepartment of Social Security's records for the period 1991-1997 has informedthe selection
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15601/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: JB
Records created or inherited by the Department for Work and Pensions
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Department of Social Security: Ministers and Senior Officers papers