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Ministry of Housing and Local Government and Successors: Housing Division, H4 Branch;...
Catalogue reference: HLG 160
What's it about?
HLG 160
These files detail the advice and guidance H4 Branch gave to local authorities on all aspects of tender and contract procedure. They also record the role the Branch played when representing the Ministry of Housing and Local Government on the...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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HLG 160
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Title (The name of the record)
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Ministry of Housing and Local Government and Successors: Housing Division, H4 Branch; Registered Files (CON/LG Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1965-1987
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Description (What the record is about)
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These files detail the advice and guidance H4 Branch gave to local authorities on all aspects of tender and contract procedure. They also record the role the Branch played when representing the Ministry of Housing and Local Government on the Procurement Committee, the Building and Civil Engineering Committee, the Committee on Professional Fees and the Committee on Underground Services.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The files are presented in former reference order, thereby reflecting their original administrative order.
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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)
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CON/LG
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Department of the Environment, Housing Directorate A, 1970-1987
- Ministry of Housing and Local Government, Housing Division A, 1964-1970
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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35 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2004 Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
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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
- Construction industries
- Housing
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
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Since the series closed, the records have been in the custody of the Department of the Environment (1980-1997), the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1997-2001) and the Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions (2001-2002).
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
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File series ran between 1970 and 1987
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Series is accruing
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
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These files were selected under section 2.2.2.1 of TNA's acquisition policy.
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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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In 1964 the Housing Division within the Ministry of Housing and Local Government was split to form Housing Division A and Housing Division B. The H4 Branch was created at the time of this split within Housing Division A. The numbering of the housing branches was ended between 1990 and 1991.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16060/
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Ministry of Housing and Local Government and Successors: Housing Division, H4 Branch; Registered Files (CON/LG Series)
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