Series
Government Chief Whip's Office: Files
Catalogue reference: CAB 183
What's it about?
CAB 183
All aspects of the management of governments' business programmes, particularly as they may be affected by Parliamentary procedure.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CAB 183
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Title (The name of the record)
- Government Chief Whip's Office: Files
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1897-1983
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Description (What the record is about)
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All aspects of the management of governments' business programmes, particularly as they may be affected by Parliamentary procedure.
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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)
- Plain numbered files
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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)
- Government Chief Whips Office, 1916-1916
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 76 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2002 Cabinet Office
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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)
- Files which reflect the more significant aspects of government business management are selected, in accordance with the published Acquisition Policy paragraph 2.2.1.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The appointment of 'whips' to manage the attendance of Members of the House of Commons in order that the Government's business programme may proceed has its origins in the development of government by party. The Whips' offices still rest only on custom and practice but their role has become more formalised during the twentieth century and particularly from the time of ministers and MPs becoming salaried. The Government Chief Whip in the House of Commons is now usually appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury, but does not discharge any Treasury departmental duties; civil service support of and financial provision for the Office is customarily provided by the Cabinet Office.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15633/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: CAB
Records of the Cabinet Office
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Government Chief Whip's Office: Files