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DCC - Derbyshire County Council - [18th cent]-2022
CA - Council and Councillors - 1889-2011
CC - Chief Executive's Department (formerly Clerks, later Directors) - 1904-1990
CD - Civil Defence, Emergency Planning and Community Safety - 20th cent
CL - Communities, Culture and Heritage - 1875-21st cent
DM - Democratic Services and Leadership Support - 21st cent
ED - Education and Learning - c1895-c2005
EV - Environment and Infrastructure - c1921-2019
FN - Finance - 19th cent-1986
HE - Health - 1889-2017
IT - Information and Communication Technology - 21st cent
LG - Legal - 1889-2023
MR - Media and Public Relations - 1969-2013
PD - Planning and Development - 18th-21st cent
PL - Personnel and Staffing - 1911-2013
PP - Public Protection and Consumer Affairs - 1928-1991
PR - Property and Estates - 18th-21st cent
RG - Registration Services - c1913-1992
RI - Research and Policy Information - 1970s-2000s
SA - Social Care: Adults - 1912-2003
SC - Social Care: Children and Families - 1912-2019
1 - Children and Young People's Residential Establishments - 1951-2016
1 - Lyndenhurst Children's Home, Chesterfield (1974-1996) - 1993
2 - Glenholme Children's Home, Long Eaton (1958-) - 1958-1972
3 - Evergreen House (formerly Albany House) Children's Home, Albany Road, Ilkeston (1970-2018) - c1983-2016
4 - Fairview Residential Family Centre (formerly Newbold Road), Chesterfield (1996-) - 1990s-2010s
5 - Stephenson Children's Home, formerly Greenacres (later 125c Market Street) Children's Home, Clay Cross (1977-2015) - 1984-2016
6 - The Willows Children's Home, Chinley (2012-) - 2012-2015
7 - Linden House Children's Home, Swadlincote (1970-) - 1970-1987
8 - Solomon House Children's Home, Buxton (2005-) - 2004-2015
9 - Spire Lodge Children's Home (1981-fl 2025), Chesterfield - 1983-2016
10 - The Getaway Children's Home, Ilkeston (2012-) - c2003-2015
11 - Three Gables Children's Home, Chapel-en-le-Frith (2005-) - 2005-2016
12 - Hill View Children's Home, Chinley (2012-) - 2011-2016
13 - The Old Post House Children's Home, Calow (1993-)
14 - Meadow Bank Children's Home, Belper (1905-1970) - 1951-1970
1 - Meadow Bank Children's Home Registers - 1951-1970
1 - Meadow Bank Children's Home admission and discharge register - 1958-1970
2 - Meadow Bank Children's Home Register - 1951-1970
15 - The Crossings, formerly Mundy Street, Children's Home, Heanor (1993-2014)
16 - Fernslope Children's Home, Belper (1955-c2002) - 1957-1976
17 - Springhill Observation and Assessment Centre / Children's Home, Duffield (1949-1993) - 1954-1993
18 - Moorfield ('s) Children's Centre (Observation & Assessment Centre), Sinfin, Derby (1976-2015) - 1990-1992
19 - Time Out Team - 2014-2017
20 - Millfield Children's Home, West Hallam - 1959-1980
2 - Departmental Records
3 - Family Support and Sure Start Children's Centres - 1962-2009
4 - Youth Offending Service
5 - Child Protection, including records of the Derby and Derbyshire Safegaurding Board, formerly Area Child Protection Committees
6 - Social Care policy guidance: Derbyshire County Council and related local statutory organisations - 21st cent
7 - Social Care policy guidance: Central government - 21st cent
8 - Social Care policy guidance: third-party publications - 21st cent
9 - Youth Work - 2014-2016
10 - Day centres - 1983-2019
SS - Social Care: Department of Social Services - 1970-2005
SV - Surveyors Department - 1909-1999
UL - Derbyshire County Council: unlisted records - 19th-20th cent
Bryan Donkin Company Ltd of Chesterfield, engineering firm
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