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Civil Service Department: Manpower and Complementing Division: Registered Files (M1,...

Catalogue reference: BA 25

What's it about?

BA 25

These Civil Service Department files concern the staffing complements of government departments.

Full description and record details

Reference

BA 25

Title
Civil Service Department: Manpower and Complementing Division: Registered Files (M1, M2 series)
Date

1960-1984

Description

These Civil Service Department files concern the staffing complements of government departments.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

M, M(1), M(2) and M(3) file series

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
Civil Service Department, 1968-1981
Physical description

2948 file(s)

Access conditions

Open unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

From 2001 Treasury

Subjects
Topics
Labour
Accumulation dates

1968-1983

Accruals

Series is accruing

Selection and destruction information

Files are selected for permanent preservation where they provide information under the PRO's Acquisition policy, theme 2.2.1.1 (formulation of policy and management of public resources by the core executive). Most of the files contain administrative details and these have been destroyed. Files are selected where wider policy issues are involved.

Administrative / biographical background

The Civil Service Department took over from the Treasury's Management Division functions in respect of manpower complements of government departments.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15637/

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