Department of Children & Family Services

Classes of Information

A Class of Information is a way of collecting together similar types of information. The Department of Children & Family Services has grouped its Classes of Information into broad categories (or functions) which reflect the Department of Children & Family Services's outputs. If you are intending to make a request, the following grouping of information should give you an indication of where the information may be found.

• Title of Record Series:  Correspondence with other Government Departments
• Record Series Reference Code:  OF/BUD/
• Purpose:  Operational, Administrative, Vital
• All administrative correspondence e.g. letters, memoranda, facsimile, inter-office memoranda, e-mails etc., invoices dealing with the Budget.

• Title of Record Series:  Correspondence with other Government Departments
• Series Reference Code:  GOV/CS/1
• Purpose: Operational, Administrative, Vital
• All administrative correspondence e.g. letters, memoranda, facsimile, inter-office memoranda, e-mails etc., invoices dealing with other Government Departments.

• Title of Record Series:  Office Files (Staff Administrative Files) 
• Series Reference Code:  OF/STA/1
• Purpose:  Operational, Administrative, Vital
• All administrative correspondence e.g. letters, memoranda, facsimile, inter-office-memoranda, clippings (newspaper) e-mails etc. dealing with staffing matters i.e. applications, recruitment, advertisements etc. with exception of personnel where individual files are kept for each member of staff.

• Title of Record Series:  Office Files (Programme Files)
• Series Reference Code: OF/PRO/1
• Purpose:  Operational, Vital
• All administrative correspondence e.g. letters, memoranda, facsimile, inter-office-memoranda, clippings (newspaper) e-mails etc. dealing with various programmes.

• Title of Record Series:  Office Files (Internal Matters) 
• Series Reference Code:  OF/ADM
• Purpose:  Administrative, Vital
• All administrative correspondence e.g. letters, memoranda, facsimile, inter-office-memoranda, clippings (newspaper) e-mails etc.

• Title of Record Series: Inactive Juvenile Client Files (BritCay House and District Offices)
• Record Series Reference Code: 9205
• Purpose: Vital
• These files are maintained by the Department of Children and Family Services on individuals who seek various services from the department and once the period of service is over, the files are considered inactive rather than closed as the client can return for further services and at that time the file is reopened instead of a new file being opened on behalf of the client.

• Title of Record Series: Inactive and Deceased Adult Client Files (BritCay House and District Offices)
• Record Series Reference Code: 8683
• Purpose: Vital
• These files are maintained by the Department of Children and Family Services on individuals who seek various services from the Department and once the period of service is over, the files are considered as inactive rather than closed as the client can return for further services and at that time the file is reopened instead of a new file being opened on behalf of the client.

Last Updated: 2008-12-16

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