Series
Department of Health and Social Security: Finance Group; Financial Division (Social...
Catalogue reference: BN 137
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BN 137
Policy papers regarding financial aspects of all social security policies. Includes discussion and liaison with HM Treasury regarding departmental spending.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- BN 137
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Title (The name of the record)
- Department of Health and Social Security: Finance Group; Financial Division (Social Security); Branch 1; Financial Policy
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1982-2011
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Description (What the record is about)
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Policy papers regarding financial aspects of all social security policies. Includes discussion and liaison with HM Treasury regarding departmental spending.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The series is arranged in file reference order.
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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)
- File Office 74, FAA, FAB, FAE, FAF, FAG, FAH, FAI, FAJ, FAK, FAN, FAO, FAP, FAQ, FAR, FAT, FAU, FAV, FAW, FAY, FAZ, FBA, FBB, FBC, FBD, FBE, FBF, FBG, FBH, FBK, FBL, FBM, FBN, FBO, FBP, FBQ, FBR, FBS, FBT, FBZ, FCB, FXD, ILI, MCQ, MOT
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Department for Work and Pensions, 2001-2001
- Department of Health and Social Security, 1968-1988
- Department of Health and Social Security, Finance Group, 1983-1988
- Department of Social Security, 1988-2001
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 449 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- 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 2013 Department for Work and Pensions
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- The Department for Work and Pensions became custodians of the series in 2001 when it replaced the Department of Social Security, 1988-2001. The series was previously held by the Department of Health and Social Security, 1968-1988.
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- 1982 to 2001
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing.
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- This series meets TNA's Acquisition Policy theme 2.2.1.5 Formulation and delivery of social policies, documenting the work of the Finance Division (Social Security) (Branch 1 Financial Policy) and the financial implications of new and existing social security policies. The selection and destruction is in line with OSP 5 The administration of Social Security 1979-1981.
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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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The Finance Division (Social Security) consisted of 4 branches, who were responsible for the following: Financial Policy (Branch 1); Financial aspects of contributions policy and Public Expenditure Survey-costings (Branch 2); National Insurance Fund, Parliamentary Estimates and Vote Accounts and departmental administration costs (Branch 3, North Fyde); Internal Audit (Branch 4).
The Division also consisted of the Operational Research Service (OPS), which was responsible for researching and providing information/analysis on health, social security, and personal social service subjects.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16508/
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Department of Health and Social Security: Finance Group; Financial Division (Social Security); Branch 1; Financial Policy