Download files
Complete book:
Individual page:
Thumbnail gallery: Grid view | List view
Contents
Page
Introduction ix
1 The Land and the People 1
The Physical Background 1
The Demographic Background 7
The Social Framework 15
2 Government 22
General Survey 22
The Monarchy 24
Parliament 27
The Privy Council 38
Her Majesty's Government 39
Government Departments 43
The Civil Service 58
Local Government 64
The Fire Services 70
3 Membership of the European Community 73
4 Justice and the Law 78
The Law 78
Criminal Justice 78
Civil Justice 98
Administration of the Law 102
Expenditure 106
5 Defence 108
Policy 108
Planning and Control 109
Deployment 110
The Armed Forces 111
Defence Procurement 11 6
6 Social Welfare 118
State and Voluntary Services 118
Urban Programmes 119
Social Security 120
Health and Personal Social Services 1 27
Equal Opportunities for Women 140
Immigration and Community Relations 141
7 Education 143
The Youth Service 161
8 Planning and the Environment 164
Control of Pollution 173
9 Housing 178
Page
Introduction ix
1 The Land and the People 1
The Physical Background 1
The Demographic Background 7
The Social Framework 15
2 Government 22
General Survey 22
The Monarchy 24
Parliament 27
The Privy Council 38
Her Majesty's Government 39
Government Departments 43
The Civil Service 58
Local Government 64
The Fire Services 70
3 Membership of the European Community 73
4 Justice and the Law 78
The Law 78
Criminal Justice 78
Civil Justice 98
Administration of the Law 102
Expenditure 106
5 Defence 108
Policy 108
Planning and Control 109
Deployment 110
The Armed Forces 111
Defence Procurement 11 6
6 Social Welfare 118
State and Voluntary Services 118
Urban Programmes 119
Social Security 120
Health and Personal Social Services 1 27
Equal Opportunities for Women 140
Immigration and Community Relations 141
7 Education 143
The Youth Service 161
8 Planning and the Environment 164
Control of Pollution 173
9 Housing 178
Set display mode to:
Universal Viewer | 
Mirador |
Large image | Transcription
The item on this page appears courtesy of Office for National Statistics and may be re-used under the Open Government Licence for Public Sector Information.
| Britain and UK handbooks > Britain: An official handbook > 1977 > (9) |
|---|
| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/205414301 |
|---|
| Attribution and copyright: |
|
|---|---|
More information
|
|
| Description | 'Britain: An official handbook' was produced annually by the Central Office of Information from 1954-1998. There are 44 volumes available here to view. |
|---|---|
| Shelfmark | GII.11 |
| Description | Three titles produced by the British Government from 1954-2005 describing 'how Britain worked'. They are: 'Britain: An official handbook' (1954-1998), 'Britain: The official yearbook of the United Kingdom' (1999-2001), and 'UK: The official yearbook of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland' (2002-2005). These 50 reports provide an overview of Britain's economic, social and cultural affairs, its environment, international relations, and the systems of government. They give an impartial summary of government policies and initiatives, and explain how public services are organised. |
|---|---|
| Additional NLS resources: |
|