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Ministry of Pensions and successors: War Pensions Policy, Registered Files (WPP Series)
Description and record details
| Reference | PIN 59 |
|---|---|
| Title | Ministry of Pensions and successors: War Pensions Policy, Registered Files (WPP Series) |
| Date | 1920-2004 |
| Description | This series contains files of the Ministry of Pensions and successors relating to many different aspects of policy on the award and administration of pensions and allowances to men and women injured while on war service, and to the dependents of the killed and injured. The earliest files of the Ministry of Pensions were registered in a GEN series held at the Norcross headquarters office near Blackpool. Many of these papers were also subsequently registered or copied in the WPM and WPP series. The two series were opened in 1963, when war pensions work had moved to London. |
| Held by | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department | WPP file series |
| Legal status | Public Record(s) |
| Language |
English |
| Creator |
Department of Health and Social Security, War Pensions and Industrial Injuries Division, 1971-1973 Department of Health and Social Security, War Pensions Department, 1968-1971 Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance, War Pensions Branch, 1953-1966 Ministry of Pensions, Awards Division, 1917-1944 Ministry of Pensions, Awards Division, 1951-1952 Ministry of Pensions, Awards Division (Blackpool), 1949-1951 Ministry of Pensions, General Administration Division, 1917-1944 Ministry of Pensions, General Division, 1944-1949 Ministry of Pensions, Great War, Civilian and Mercantile Awards Division, 1944-1949 Ministry of Pensions, New Services Awards Division, 1944-1949 Ministry of Pensions, Pensions Division, Awards, 1952-1953 Ministry of Pensions, Pensions Policy and General Division, 1949-1953 Ministry of Pensions, Rehabilitation and Welfare and London Awards Division, 1949-1951 Ministry of Social Security, War Pensions Department, 1966-1968 |
| Physical description | 803 file(s) |
| Access conditions | Open unless otherwise stated |
| Immediate source of acquisition |
From 1982 Department of Health and Social Security |
| Accruals | Series is accruing. |
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