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Ministry of National Insurance and predecessors: Local Pension Committee Appeals,...

Catalogue reference: AST 4

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AST 4

A representative selection of case papers in appeals against decisions of Local Pension Committees dealt with by the Local Government Board, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of National Insurance as central pension authorities under the...

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AST 4

Title
Ministry of National Insurance and predecessors: Local Pension Committee Appeals, Representative Case Papers
Date

1911-1946

Description

A representative selection of case papers in appeals against decisions of Local Pension Committees dealt with by the Local Government Board, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of National Insurance as central pension authorities under the Old Age Pensions Acts 1908 and 1936 and the Blind Persons Acts 1920 to 1938.

Related material

Records of the Local Pensions Committees are in AST 3

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • Local Government Board, 1871-1919
  • Ministry of Health, 1919-1968
  • Ministry of National Insurance, 1944-1953
Physical description

1 box(es)

Accruals

No further accruals.

Administrative / biographical background

The Old Age Pension Acts 1908 and 1936 provided that appeals against decisions of Local Pension Committees could be made to the central pension authority which was originally the Local Government Board. In 1919 the Ministry of Health became the central pension authority. In 1944 the Ministry of National Insurance took over the function under the National Insurance Act 1944. The National Assistance Act 1948 abolished Local Pension Committees and transferred their functions to the National Assistance Board. Provision was made under the Act for appeals to be referred to Appeal Tribunals constituted under the Act.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2484/

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