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Operational selection policies by subject

Operational selection policies (OSPs) apply the criteria set out in the acquisition policy to the records of individual departments and agencies or to records relating to a cross-departmental theme. Operational selection policies are normally the subject of public consultation.

Finalised Operational selection policies, listed by OSP number

Finalised Operational selection policies, listed by subject

Centre of Government and constitutional matters

• OSP7: The Welsh Office 1979-97 (PDF, 116.25kb)

• OSP7: Y Swyddfa Gymreig 1979-97 (PDF, 211.78kb)

• OSP12: Central direction and oversight of policy, 1970-2000 (PDF, 119.51kb)

• OSP20: Records of the Central Office of Information (COI) (PDF, 110.85kb)

• OSP24: Records relating to the machinery of government and the management of the civil service from March 1974 to 2000 (PDF, 145.49kb)

• OSP44: Records of UK government involvement in the development and implementation of European Community secondary legislation (PDF, 146.23kb)

Defence, security and intelligence

• OSP8: The Security Service (PDF, 68.22kb)

• OSP11: Nuclear weapons policy 1967-98 (PDF, 130.26kb)

• OSP14: Home defence and emergency planning 1972-2001 (PDF, 124.58kb)

• OSP28: Government Communication Headquarters and its predecessors (PDF, 58.70kb)

Environment

• OSP1: The Department of the Environment 1970-79 (PDF, 120.58kb)

• OSP2: The Crown Estate, 1975-85 (PDF, 59.24kb)

• OSP4: The use and conservation of the countryside for recreational purposes, 1974-83 (PDF, 61.81kb)

• OSP10: Nature conservation in Great Britain 1973-91 (PDF, 93.27kb)

• OSP17: Preservation of the built environment, 1970-99 (PDF, 677.59kb)

• OSP45: English Partnerships 1999-2006 (PDF, 241.38kb)

Financial matters

• OSP9: Fiscal policy 1971-79 (PDF, 126.93kb)

• OSP15: Control of central government expenditure, 1969-97 (PDF, 781.20kb)

• OSP22: Records of the Royal Mint 1975-2002 (PDF, 358.01kb)

Generic matters

• OSP0: The selection of case files: Sampling techniques (PDF, 190.60kb)

• OSP35: Board and committee records (PDF, 164.53kb)

• OSP36: Publications / Grey literature (PDF, 166.08kb)

• OSP37: Freedom of Information Act records (PDF, 55.33kb)

• OSP38: Records of internal administration (PDF, 114.95kb)

• OSP39: Inspection records (PDF, 129.79kb)

• OSP42: Records of Departmental legal branches (PDF, 69.52kb)

• OSP44: Records of UK government involvement in the development and implementation of European Community secondary legislation (PDF, 146.23kb)

Law and order

• OSP6: Records created by and relating to coroners, 1970-2000 (PDF, 152.90kb)

• OSP16: Probation records, 1965-2001 (PDF, 311.83kb)

• OSP21: Records of the Criminal Case Review Commission (CCRC) (PDF, 77.39kb)

• OSP29: Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) records (PDF, 165.69kb)

• OSP32: Records relating to court actions for individual bankruptsy (PDF, 155.81kb)

• OSP33: Records relating to court actions for corporate insolvency (PDF, 229.63kb)

• OSP40: Records relating to indictable criminal proceedings 1972-1992 (PDF, 174.89kb)

• OSP46: Records relating to military law and courts-martial (PDF, 223.50kb)

Overseas

• OSP13: Britain's diplomatic relations, 1973-96 (PDF, 307.95kb)

• OSP23: Records of Britain's overseas representation, 1973- (PDF, 235.98kb)

• OSP44: Records of UK government involvement in the development and implementation of European Community secondary legislation (PDF, 146.23kb)

Social and education

• OSP5: The administration of social security, 1979-91 (PDF, 134.83kb)

• OSP18: Records of registration of births, deaths and marriages of United Kingdom citizens occuring overseas (PDF, 89.16kb)

• OSP19: School age education (3-16 year olds) 1974-88 (PDF, 182.84kb)

• OSP30: Government and people: the interaction of the state with the citizen (PDF, 85.34kb)

• OSP31: Post 16 education, 1974-1988 (PDF, 217.53kb)

Trade and industry

• OSP3: Industrial policy, 1974-79 (PDF, 158.40kb)

• OSP25: The regulation of companies (PDF, 173.86kb)

• OSP26: The regulation of civil aviation, 1972-2002 (PDF, 270.13kb)

• OSP34: Restrictive trade practices, 1956 - 2000 (PDF, 51.95kb)

• OSP41: Records created in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food between 1945 and 2000 inherited by the Food Standards Agency (PDF, 111.81kb)

• OSP43: Competition - case files 1950-2008 (PDF, 120.74kb)

• OSP47: Water Services Regulation Authority (OFWAT) paper and electronic records 1989-2010 (PDF, 91.03kb)

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