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Series

Department of Social Security: Registered Files of the Registry 642, Incapacity Policy

Catalogue reference: JB 61

What's it about?

JB 61

This series includes registered files concerning the section's responsibility for policy matters on Incapacity Benefit, Statutory Sick Pay and residual Severe Disablement Allowance as well as the stewardship of the Personal Capability Assessment.

Full description and record details

Reference

JB 61

Title
Department of Social Security: Registered Files of the Registry 642, Incapacity Policy
Date

1980-2005

Description

This series includes registered files concerning the section's responsibility for policy matters on Incapacity Benefit, Statutory Sick Pay and residual Severe Disablement Allowance as well as the stewardship of the Personal Capability Assessment.

Arrangement

The series is arranged in file reference order (within each transfer).

Related material

See also: PIN 52 BN 118

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

Prefixes IBD (originally Incapacity Benefit and Disability Review) and PIB (originally Passported Incapacity Benefit)

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • Department for Work and Pensions, 2001-2001
  • Department of Social Security, 1988-2001
Physical description

63 file(s)

Access conditions

Open unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

from 2017 Department for Work and Pensions

Custodial history

Department of Social Security 1988-2001; Department for Work and Pensions 2001

Accumulation dates

1988 to 2010

Accruals

Series is accruing.

Selection and destruction information

OSP5 5.2.5 - benefits for the disabled.

Administrative / biographical background

Incapacity Policy branches were part of the Working Age Group Change Directorate from 2001 moving to Business Design Directorate in 2003 and to Central and Corporate Services from 2006 prior to closing in 2010.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16323478/

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Department of Social Security: Registered Files of the Registry 642, Incapacity Policy