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Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Pollution: Registered Files (HMIP Series)

Catalogue reference: AT 99

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AT 99

The series contains records of Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Pollution (HMIP) and includes Management Board minutes; policy development and consultations relating to pollution, waste, discharges to water, Radon gas; nuclear industry...

Full description and record details

Reference
AT 99
Title
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Pollution: Registered Files (HMIP Series)
Date
1972-1996
Description

The series contains records of Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Pollution (HMIP) and includes Management Board minutes; policy development and consultations relating to pollution, waste, discharges to water, Radon gas; nuclear industry consultations; Hinckley Point 'C' Public Inquiry and papers for the Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee (RWMAC). It also includes records on the setting up of the Environment Agency in 1996.

The series contains records which pre-date the creation of HMIP.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
HMIP
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
  • Department of the Environment, Hazardous Waste Inspectorate, 1983-1987
  • Health and Safety Commission, Health and Safety Executive, Industrial Air Pollution Inspectorate, 1983-1987
  • Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Pollution, 1987-1996
Physical description
265 file(s)
Access conditions
Open unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition

2010-2017 Environment Agency

Accumulation dates
File series started in 1987
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
Selection and destruction information
Selected under section 2.2.2.2 of The National Archive's acquisition policy, impact of the state on the natural environment.
Administrative / biographical background

On the 1 April 1987 the Industrial Air Pollution Inspectorate was transferred from Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to the Department of the Environment and together with the Radiochemical Inspectorate, the Hazardous Waste Inspectorate and a newly created Water Inspectorate, formed Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Pollution (HMIP).

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16463/

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Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Pollution: Registered Files (HMIP Series)