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Durham County Council (1974 - 2009)

Reference: DC/A 007 Catalogue Title: Durham County Council (1974 - 2009) Area: Catalogue Category: Local Authority Records Description: Minutes: Finance and General Purposes Committee

Covering Dates: 1977-1988

Access: Under Data Protection legislation these records are closed for 100 years. Apply to County Archivist for access. View public access copies of these minutes online: http://democracy.durham.gov.uk/mgListCommittees.aspx?bcr=1

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Catalogue Description

A new County Council was created on 1 April 1974, comprising the area covered by Darlington and seven District Councils: Chester-le-Street; Derwentside; Durham City; Easington; Sedgefield; Teesdale; Wear Valley.
Gateshead, South Tyneside and Sunderland transferred to the newly created Metropolitan County of Tyne and Wear.
Hartlepool and Stockton transferred to the newly created county of Cleveland.

In 1997, Darlington became a unitary Borough Council.

A new County Council was created on 1 April 2009, amalgamating the former County Council (1974 - 2009) and the seven District Councils in County Durham: Chester-le-Street; Derwentside; Durham City; Easington; Sedgefield; Teesdale; Wear Valley.

For records before 1974, see CC/
For records after 2009, see DCC/

Catalogue Contents

Durham County Council (1974 - 2009) (Ref: DC/)Minutes (Ref: DC/A)Finance and General Purposes Committee (Ref: DC/A7/1/1-11)

Finance and General Purposes Committee minute book (no. 1), 31 May 1977 - 17 April 1978
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Finance and General Purposes Committee minute book (no. 2), 8 May 1978 - 12 April 1979
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Finance and General Purposes Committee minute book (no. 3), 14 May 1979 - 21 April 1980
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Finance and General Purposes Committee minute book (no. 4), 12 May 1980 - 16 April 1981
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Finance and General Purposes Committee minute book (no. 5), 1 June 1981 - 19 April 1982
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Finance and General Purposes Committee minute book (no. 6), 10 May 1982 - 18 April 1983
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Finance and General Purposes Committee minute book (no. 7), 9 May 1983 - 16 April 1984
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Finance and General Purposes Committee minute book (no. 8), 14 May 1984 - 15 April 1985
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Finance and General Purposes Committee minute book (no. 9,) 28th May 1985 - 21 April 1986
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Finance and General Purposes Committee minute book (no. 10), 13 May 1986 - 13 April 1987
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Finance and General Purposes Committee minute book (no. 11), 18 May 1987 - 18 July 1988
(1 volume, cloth bound)