| Administrative History | Derbyshire County Council officially came into existence on 1 April 1889 following the Local Government Act of 1888 and succeeded the Derbyshire County Quarter Sessions as the primary administrative authority in the county (excluding the county borough, later city of Derby). The County Quarter Sessions retained its judicial function until 1974. |
| Custodial History | These records have been inherited by and transferred to Derbyshire Record Office since 1962. Regular additions have been made since 2017.
DCC/CL/6: Picture the Past records, added April 2018. |
| Arrangement | Details of the collections containing County Council records have been listed under the relevant department/function heading. To find details of specific records, please search the catalogue using the relevant 'D' reference, as listed under each heading
DCC/CA Council and Elected Members
DCC/CC Chief Executive's Department (formerly Clerks, later Directors)
DCC/CD Civil Defence, Emergency Planning and Community Safety
DCC/CL Culture and Heritage: including libraries and Derbyshire Record Office
DCC/ED Education and Learning
DCC/EV Environmental Services
DCC/FN Finance
DCC/HE Health
DCC/IT Information and Communication Technology
DCC/LG Legal
DCC/MR Media and Public Relations
DCC/PD Planning and Development
DCC/PL Personnel and Staffing
DCC/PP Public Protection and Consumer Affairs
DCC/PR Property and Estates
DCC/RG Registration Services
DCC/RI Research and Policy Information
DCC/SA Social Care: Adults
DCC/SC Social Care: Children and Families
DCC/SS Social Care: Department of Social Services, 1970-2005
DCC/SV Surveyors |