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Civil Service Department: Machinery of Government Group: Machinery of Government...
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| Reference | BA 17 |
|---|---|
| Title | Civil Service Department: Machinery of Government Group: Machinery of Government (MG Series) Files |
| Date | 1956-1990 |
| Description | Files of the Machinery of Government Group relating to a wide range of issues, including organisation of central and local government; review and hiving-off of departmental functions; dispersal of the Civil Service outside London; enquiries into the legislative process, etc. |
| Related material |
Earlier machinery of government files are in T 222 There is also related material in T 330 |
| Held by | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department | MG file series |
| Legal status | Public Record(s) |
| Language |
English |
| Creator |
Civil Service Department, Personnel Services Divisions, Machinery of Government Group, 1969-1974 |
| Physical description | 1460 file(s) |
| Access conditions | Open unless otherwise stated |
| Immediate source of acquisition |
From 2000 Cabinet Office |
| Accruals | Series is accruing |
| Selection and destruction information | The MG file series included files on changes to central government organisational structures which were identified for permanent preservation at second review in accordance with the published PRO acquisition policy (paragraph 2.2). |
| Administrative/ biographical background | From 1942 the ministerial Machinery of Government Committee assisted by official committees dealt with machinery of government questions; at the end of 1945 the Ministerial Committee decided that the Treasury should accept the responsibility and a small MG section was set up; in 1947 it was incorporated into the Organisation and Methods Section. In 1968 the machinery of government function passed to the new Civil Service Department. |
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