Series
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Farm Animal Welfare Council: Registered...
Catalogue reference: MAF 442
What's it about?
MAF 442
This series contains all the papers relating to the Farm Animal Welfare Council (FAWC): secretariat papers, correspondence and minutes of meetings.
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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MAF 442
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Farm Animal Welfare Council: Registered Files (AWC Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1979-2010
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains all the papers relating to the Farm Animal Welfare Council (FAWC): secretariat papers, correspondence and minutes of meetings.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Records are arranged alpha-numerically according to their file reference.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For registered files of the Animal Health Division II and its successors see: MAF 369
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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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AWC
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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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- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Animal Health Division II, 1965-1987
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Animal Welfare and Protection Division, 1989-1992
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Animal Welfare Division, 1987-1989
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Animal Welfare Division, 1992-2001
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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174 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2005 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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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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The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) became custodians of the series in 2001 when the newly formed department replaced the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF).
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
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Series was opened in 1979 and is still in use.
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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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Selected under Acquisition Policy criterion 2.2.2.2, documenting the impact of the state on the environment.
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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 1938 the Diseases of Animals Division was named the Animal Health Division, taking over the related functions of the Livestock Division. The Animal Health Division divided into two separate divisions in 1965, into three in 1968 and finally into four in 1972. The second dealing with animal welfare, the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 and pig and poultry health schemes. Following re-organisation of the Animal Health Group in 1987, Division II was split with the welfare functions (including the Secretariat of the Farm Animal Welfare Council) forming a new Animal Welfare Division. In 1989 the Animal Welfare and Animal Medicine Divisions were joined to form an Animal Welfare and Protection Division. Further restructuring in 1992 created an Animal Health Division dealing with animal health on farms, in markets and in transit. This also provided the secretariat for the Farm Animal Welfare Council.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16255/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: MAF
Records created or inherited by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Departments,...
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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Farm Animal Welfare Council: Registered Files (AWC Series)