Series
Department of Health and Social Security: files created by the Attendance Allowance...
Catalogue reference: BN 138
What's it about?
BN 138
Attendance Allowance Board policy, procedures, preparation and presentation of board case work
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 138
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Title (The name of the record)
- Department of Health and Social Security: files created by the Attendance Allowance Board Secretariat and later the Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board Secretariat
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1982-2007
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Description (What the record is about)
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Attendance Allowance Board policy, procedures, preparation and presentation of board case work
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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 154, AAK
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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, Family Poverty and Work Division, 2001-2001
- Department of Health and Social Security, Attendance Allowance Board Secretariat, 1970-1991
- Department of Social Security, Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board Secretariat, 1991-2001
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 21 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 2009 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)
- 1980-
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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 regarding means tested benefits. The selection and destruction is in line with OSP 5 The Administration of Social Security 1979-1999.
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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 Attendance Allowance Board (AAB) is an independent statutory body established by the National Insurance Act 1970. The AAB is responsible for policy and presentation of board case work, and the monitoring of decisions reached by the board's Delegated Medical Practitioners. These decisions related to the qualification for Attendance Allowance. The Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board (DLAAB) is an independent statutory body established by the Social Security Act 1991. The benefit entitlement was amended by the Disability Living Allowance and Disability Working Allowance Act 1991. The DLAAB secretariat is responsible for board case work and the publication of the Disability Handbook.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16509/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: BN
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Department of Health and Social Security: files created by the Attendance Allowance Board Secretariat and later the Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board Secretariat