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Treasury: Public Sector Economic Unit: Registered Files (2PS (EU) Series)

Catalogue reference: T 361

What's it about?

T 361

This series contains files of the Public Sector Economic Unit, a sub-group of the Public Sector Group (A).

Full description and record details

Reference

T 361

Title
Treasury: Public Sector Economic Unit: Registered Files (2PS (EU) Series)
Date

1969-1975

Description

This series contains files of the Public Sector Economic Unit, a sub-group of the Public Sector Group (A).

Arrangement

Files are arranged by former file reference.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • Treasury, Finance Group, 1962-1972
  • Treasury, Public Sector (Economic Unit), 1973-1976
Physical description

60 file(s)

Access conditions

Open

Immediate source of acquisition

From 2003 Treasury

Accruals

Series is accruing

Selection and destruction information

Records selected by HM Treasury under TNA supervision under section 2.1.2 of TNA acquisition policy, dealing with the history of the management of the economy.

Administrative / biographical background

The Public Sector (Economic Unit) was established in January 1973 as a result of the reorganisation of the Finance Group. It came under the newly created Public Sector Group (B), part of the Public Sector Group, one of three main policy groups in the Treasury.

PS (EU) was organised into two main divisions, PS (EU) 1 and PS (EU) 2.

PS (EU) 1 was responsible for providing economic advice to the following Treasury divisions and on the following topics:

Social Services (SS): generalDefence Policy and Materiel (DM): general Public Enterprises (PE): general Environment and Public Purchasing (EP): generalFinance Division on issues affecting Social Security and tax policy: general

In addition to the above, PS (EU) 1 was responsible for the co-ordination of information and policy on economic research and for liaising with universities in relation to this.

PS (EU) 2 was responsible for providing economic advice, to the following Treasury divisions, on the following topics:

agriculture section of Agriculture, Transport and Trade (AT) Division: EEC aspects of regional policydomestic regional policy section of Agriculture, Transport and Trade (AT) Division: industrial advice and employment policy General Expenditure (GE) Division: generalExchequer and Audit Department: generalManagement Accounting Unit (MAU): general Programme Analysis and Review (PAR) questions
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16242/

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Treasury: Public Sector Economic Unit: Registered Files (2PS (EU) Series)