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Benefits Agency Medical Services: Registered files

Catalogue reference: NB 7

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NB 7

Registered files of the Benefits Agency Medical Services, concerning its responsibilities for the provision of medical advice and guidance, and policy and procedures. Records also cover the Benefits Agency Medical Services recruitment, training,...

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Reference

NB 7

Title
Benefits Agency Medical Services: Registered files
Date

1989-1993

Description

Registered files of the Benefits Agency Medical Services, concerning its responsibilities for the provision of medical advice and guidance, and policy and procedures. Records also cover the Benefits Agency Medical Services recruitment, training, financial and budget management.

Arrangement

This series is arranged in file reference order.

Related material

See also: BN 129 BN 141

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

MVB, MVC, ORG, IBB, MEE, MEF, IVB, MVI

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
Benefits Agency, 1991-2002
Physical description

5 file(s)

Access conditions

Open

Immediate source of acquisition

from 2017 Department for Work and Pensions

Subjects
Topics
Government finances
Custodial history

Department of Social Security; Department for Work and Pensions

Accumulation dates

1991 to 1998

Accruals

Series is accruing.

Selection and destruction information

OSP5 5.2.2, OSP5 5.2.6, OSP 5.2.5, OSP 5.3.

Administrative / biographical background

Benefits Agency Medical Services provided medical advice and guidance to the Attendance Allowance Board, Disability Living Allowance Board and Controlled Medical Boarding (appointing Doctors and setting policies and guidance). They also provided policy and procedures on the Industrial Injuries Scheme, Industrial Accidents, Severe Disablement Allowance, Mobility Allowance Examinations Medical Policy and casework in Sickness, Invalidity Maternity Benefits, Income Support Severe Disablement Allowance (incapacity for work aspects).

The Benefits Agency Medical Services sat within the Benefits Agency. From 1998 responsibility for medical policy advice to the Department of Social Security and its Executive Agencies passed to the Medical Policy Group of the Department of Social Security.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16393156/

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Over 27 million records

This record is held at The National Archives, Kew

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