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HM Treasury: Permanent Secretary: Terence Burns: Private Office Papers (PO-PS/TB...

Catalogue reference: T 702

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T 702

This series contains files regarding Terence Burns’ time in the Private Office at HM Treasury as Permanent Secretary

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Reference

T 702

Title
HM Treasury: Permanent Secretary: Terence Burns: Private Office Papers (PO-PS/TB Prefix Series)
Date

1976-2000

Description

This series contains files regarding Terence Burns’ time in the Private Office at HM Treasury as Permanent Secretary

Arrangement

The records are arranged in chronological order

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

PO-PS/TB Prefix

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
Treasury, 1667-1667
Physical description

1333 file(s)

Access conditions

Open unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

From 2022 Treasury

Custodial history

The records were originally stored in 1 Horse Guards Road, London (the HM Treasury headquarters), until 2014 when they were moved for processing by a private contractor

Selection and destruction information

Records Collection Policy – criteria 3.1.1 The principal policies and actions of the UK central government and English and Welsh Governments; records that illustrate the government role in the management of the UK economy

Administrative / biographical background

Terence Burns, also known as 'Terry', was a member of the HM Treasury Academic Panel from 1976 to 1979, then Chief Economic Adviser to the Treasury and Head of the Government Economic Service from 1980 to 1991, and then Permanent Secretary of HM Treasury from 1991 to 1999.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C17575593/

Catalogue hierarchy

Over 27 million records

This record is held at The National Archives, Kew

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Within the department: T

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HM Treasury: Permanent Secretary: Terence Burns: Private Office Papers (PO-PS/TB Prefix Series)