Series
British Railways Board: Quality Through People Office: Records
Catalogue reference: AN 195
What's it about?
AN 195
This small series consists of records illustrating the Quality through People initiative, which began as a training scheme to generate a commitment to quality through basic managment skills and led on to Organising for Quality and the...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- AN 195
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Railways Board: Quality Through People Office: Records
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1989-1996
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Description (What the record is about)
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This small series consists of records illustrating the Quality through People initiative, which began as a training scheme to generate a commitment to quality through basic managment skills and led on to Organising for Quality and the establishment of sector businesses like InterCity and regional railways. The records include committee papers, publicity policy and final recommendations.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arranged chronologically.
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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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- British Railways Board, 1963-2001
- British Railways Board, Quality Through People Office, 1988-1996
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 10 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2002 BRB (Residuary) Ltd
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- Held by the British Railways Board until its functions were taken over by British Railways Board (Residuary) Ltd in February 2001.
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- File series ran from 1989 to 1996
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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)
- Records illustrating the economic, social and demographic condition of the UK have been selected. Records of policy, planning and background to the work of the Office have been kept. Details of publicity presentations and, routine financial records have not been preserved.
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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 Quality Through People initiative was launched in 1988. The Quality Through People Office was responsible for raising the commitment to quality management and led to the establishment of sector businesses under the Organising for Quality process. The next stage in the process was the Quality Process Programme - sponsorship of specific projects for the continuous improvements of processes and services. In 1994 the European Quality Model was introduced and a self-assessment process, Business Excellence Verification, was developed. The Office closed in March 1996.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15840/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: AN
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British Railways Board: Quality Through People Office: Records