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Ministry of Housing and Local Government and Department of the Environment: Accountant...

Catalogue reference: HLG 151

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HLG 151

This series contains files of the Accountants General's Department in the Ministry of Housing and Local Government, Department of the Environment and the Public Sector Superannuation and Top Salaries Division of the Department of the Environment....

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HLG 151

Title
Ministry of Housing and Local Government and Department of the Environment: Accountant General's Department and successors: Registered Files (AG Series)
Date

1948-1975

Description

This series contains files of the Accountants General's Department in the Ministry of Housing and Local Government, Department of the Environment and the Public Sector Superannuation and Top Salaries Division of the Department of the Environment. The files relate to local government superannuation, staff compensation, housing grants and the payment of grant aid to local authorities in exceptional circumstances. Some files relate to specific local authorities.

Separated material

Some files from this series were re-registered into Department of the Environment series see:

AT 37

AT 40

AT 30

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

AG file series. This is one of several series which used five digit primary numbers; these numbers originated in the Ministry of Health file registration system.

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • Department of the Environment, 1970-1997
  • Ministry of Housing and Local Government, Accountant General's Department, 1951-1970
  • Ministry of Local Government and Planning, 1951-1951
Physical description

32 file(s)

Access conditions

Open unless otherwise stated

Subjects
Topics
Pay and pensions
Administrative / biographical background

The Accountant General's Department (AGD) was formed as part of the Ministry of Housing and Local Government, in the early 1950s.It consisted of three divisions: AGD1 was responsible for salaries and allowances, and for parliamentary estimates; AGD2 for housing grants and subsidies; and AGD3 for new towns finance, grants for derelict land and historic buildings, and superannuation and compensation of local government employees.

In 1970, the department became part of the new Department of the Environment. In 1972 AGD and LGR (Local Government) divisions merged to become the Finance (Local Government and the Development) Directorate (FLGD).

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8846/

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