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National Coal Board and British Coal Corporation: Audit Department: Registered Files

Catalogue reference: COAL 94

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COAL 94

This series contains audit reports, correspondence, investigation reports and minutes on all aspects of the Audit Department's work

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COAL 94

Title
National Coal Board and British Coal Corporation: Audit Department: Registered Files
Date

1957-1997

Description

This series contains audit reports, correspondence, investigation reports and minutes on all aspects of the Audit Department's work

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • British Coal Corporation, Audit Department, 1987-1997
  • National Coal Board, Audit Department, 1975-1987
Physical description

403 files and volumes

Access conditions

Subject to 30 year closure

Immediate source of acquisition

from 1998 British Coal Corporation

Subjects
Topics
Government finances
Coal
Mining and quarrying
Accruals

No future accruals expected.

Administrative / biographical background

The Audit Department was established in May 1975 to take over from the Finance Department the role of the internal Audit Branch. The department was responsible to an Audit Committee of the National Coal Board which was also formed in 1975. The committee was chaired by the board's chairman and comprised the board's deputy chairman, three full-time and four part-time board members. The main responsibilities of the Audit Department were to help management to improve results, help to ensure maximum revenue is obtained and report on compliance with board policy, the proper performance of standing instructions and statutory regulations.

Under a Director-General of Audit who headed the department, there were a Director of Audit (Accounting), a Director of Audit (Technical) and five Audit Managers, representing Northern, Yorkshire, Midlands, Western and Southern audit centres.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5342/

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