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7 Lab.
Catalogue reference: WO 177/2951
Date: 1942 June - 1944 Aug.
7 Lab.
Sub-series
Solicitor's Department SD SDU
Catalogue reference: Sub-series within LAB 7
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Sub-series within LAB 7
There are files on interpretation of legislation and files on most of the Acts with which the Ministry was concerned, in particular the Unemployment Insurance Acts, Wages (Temporary Regulation) Acts, Restoration of Pre-War Practices Act, and the...
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- Sub-series within LAB 7
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Title (The name of the record)
- Solicitor's Department SD SDU
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1919-1944
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Description (What the record is about)
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There are files on interpretation of legislation and files on most of the Acts with which the Ministry was concerned, in particular the Unemployment Insurance Acts, Wages (Temporary Regulation) Acts, Restoration of Pre-War Practices Act, and the Trade Boards Acts.
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This series overlaps with the series LAB 16 Solicitor's Department, 1928-1960: LAB 16
The files of the Munitions Tribunals are in the MT series, LAB 7/217: LAB 7/217
At one time interpretations of Unemployment Insurance Acts were placed in a special series SDU, only one such file (for 1932) remains in LAB 2/2120: LAB 2/2120
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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 Solicitor's Department was formed in December 1918, and to it was transferred the Munitions Tribunals section of the Ministry of Munitions. The department was headed by the Solicitor of the Ministry whose function was to advise on legislation and other legal questions. The department conducted prosecutions in connection with unemployment insurance, trade boards, Civil Liabilities (Resettlement) Schemes, etc, and was responsible for all civil proceedings by and against the Ministry.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C67880/
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LAB 7
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