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Series

The Insolvency Service and predecessors; Registered Files (B Series)

Catalogue reference: RF 1

What's it about?

RF 1

A series of files used by all sections and units in the Headquarters of the Insolvency Service. These included banking, disqualification, finance, human resources, inspectorate, insolvency practitioners, official receivers, policy, prosecution,...

Full description and record details

Reference

RF 1

Title
The Insolvency Service and predecessors; Registered Files (B Series)
Date

1971-1990

Description

A series of files used by all sections and units in the Headquarters of the Insolvency Service. These included banking, disqualification, finance, human resources, inspectorate, insolvency practitioners, official receivers, policy, prosecution, secretariat and technical.

Subjects covered are discussions about the move to agency status, relocation, fees review and insolvency legislation.

Arrangement

In numerical order of file reference.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

B file series

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • Department of Trade and Industry, Industrial and Commercial Policy Division 1, 1970-1974
  • Department of Trade and Industry, Insolvency Service, 1983-1990
  • Department of Trade, Insolvency Service, 1974-1983
  • The Insolvency Service, 1990-1990
Physical description

17 file(s)

Access conditions

Subject to 30 year closure

Immediate source of acquisition

In 2004 The Insolvency Service

Subjects
Topics
Debt
Banking
Custodial history

It appears that this series was initially created by the Department of Trade and Industry and its predecessors and continued to be used by the Insolvency Service when it became an agency in 1990.

Accruals

Series is accruing

Selection and destruction information

Files selected using the following themes 2.2.1.2 - Management of the economy, 2.2.1.4 - administration of justice and 2.2.1 - policy and administrative processes of the state

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16104/

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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew

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The Insolvency Service and predecessors; Registered Files (B Series)

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