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Series
Low Pay Commission Website
Catalogue reference: NK 9
What's it about?
NK 9
This series contains dated gathered versions (or 'snapshots') of the Low Pay Commission website. [Please note: These records may be accessed via the UK Government Web Archive].
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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NK 9
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Title (The name of the record)
- Low Pay Commission Website
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Date (When the record was created)
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From 1999
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains dated gathered versions (or 'snapshots') of the Low Pay Commission website. [Please note: These records may be accessed via the UK Government Web Archive].
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Please see information at Divisional level.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Department of Trade and Industry, 1983-2007
- Low Pay Commission, 1997-1997
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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archived website(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Gathered from original website.
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Future website versions may be anticipated.
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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 Low Pay Commission (LPC) is an independent statutory non departmental public body. It was established in July 1997 on a non-statutory basis before being confirmed in legislation by the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 to advise the Government about the National Minimum Wage. Its permanent status was confirmed by Government in 2001 and it was given a remit for a programme of longer-term research.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16909/
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