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Treasury: Public Services Sector, General Expenditure Policy (GEP Series) Files

Catalogue reference: T 371

What's it about?

T 371

The series contains files of the Public Services Sector, General Expenditure Policy Group (GEP Series).

Full description and record details

Reference

T 371

Title
Treasury: Public Services Sector, General Expenditure Policy (GEP Series) Files
Date

1973-1981

Description

The series contains files of the Public Services Sector, General Expenditure Policy Group (GEP Series).

Arrangement

Within former reference order within chronological order.

Related material

Similar earlier files are in: T 316 T 331

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

GEP

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
Treasury, General Expenditure Policy Group, 1975-1995
Physical description

1098 file(s)

Access conditions

Open

Immediate source of acquisition

From 2006 Treasury

Accumulation dates

From 1975

Accruals

Series is accruing

Selection and destruction information

All surviving files selected, in accordance with Operational Selection Policy 15

Administrative / biographical background

Under the 1975 re-organisation the General Expenditure functions formerly in the Public Sector Group were brigaded under the second permanent secretary, Public Services Sector.

General Expenditure Policy Group scrutinised all bids for future government expenditure and management of the Contingency Reserve, cash limits and arranged the presentation of expenditure programmes to the House of Commons. In addition it supported Programme Analysis and Review projects in government.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16397/

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Treasury: Public Services Sector, General Expenditure Policy (GEP Series) Files