Department
Records of the Location of Offices Bureau
Catalogue reference: AH
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Records of the Location of Offices Bureau, established to encourage the decentralisation of offices from London. Annual reports of the bureau are in AH 1, publicity material in AH 2; and research papers and reports are in AH 3 - AH 4
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- AH
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Title (The name of the record)
- Records of the Location of Offices Bureau
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1963-1979
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Description (What the record is about)
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Records of the Location of Offices Bureau, established to encourage the decentralisation of offices from London. Annual reports of the bureau are in AH 1, publicity material in AH 2; and research papers and reports are in AH 3 - AH 4
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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)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Location of Offices Bureau, 1963-1963
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 5 series
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1981 Location of Offices Bureau
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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 Location of Offices Bureau was established by order in Council on 19 April 1963. Initially, the Bureau was responsible to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government but in April 1969 responsibility passed to the Board of Trade. However, when the administration of the control of office development was transferred from the Board of Trade to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government in October 1969, responsibility for the bureau returned to the original ministry.
The bureau was established to encourage the decentralisation of office employment from central London to suitable centres elsewhere. Its functions included the promotion of publicity and research, and the provision of information. By the Location of Offices Bureau (Amendment) Order 1977 the bureau's functions were extended to promote the better distribution of office employment in England and Wales under the general direction of the Secretary of State for the Environment.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C7/
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Records of the Location of Offices Bureau