The Society of Civil and Public Servants (SCPS) was a

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representing middle-ranking civil servants in the

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. The union was founded in 1918 as the Society of Civil Servants (SCS), to represent intermediate class clerks. They became part of the executive class in 1920, but the union decided against merging with the

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, operating in competition until 1930. In 1922, it founded the Institute of Public Administration.Nottage, Raymond & Freida Stack (1972) "The Royal Institute of Public Administration, 1922-1939" Public Administration, vol. 50, no. 3. The Association of Executive Officers merged into the Society of Public Servants in 1930. The merger left the union with 7,500 members, and this grew rapidly, to 24,000 by the end of

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, and 46,000 in 1963, at which time more than 90% of eligible workers were members.Arthur Marsh and Victoria Ryan, ''Historical Directory of British Trade Unions'', vol.1, pp.198-199 The union merged with the

Customs and Excise Group The Customs and Excise Group was a trade union representing civil servants working in customs and excise in the United Kingdom. The union was founded in 1972, when the Customs and Excise Federation merged with the Customs and Excise Preventive S ...

and Association of Officers of the Ministry of Labour in 1975, and the following year, it adopted its final name. By this period, in addition to the civil service, it had members in the

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and the

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. In 1988, the society merged with the

Civil Service Union The Civil Service Union (CSU) was a trade union in the United Kingdom which existed between 1917 and 1988. It represented lower-paid staff within the British Civil Service such as cleaners and messengers. History The union was formed in 1917 as ...

to form the

National Union of Civil and Public Servants The National Union of Civil and Public Servants (NUCPS) was a trade union in the United Kingdom. The union was formed in 1988 with the merger of the Civil Service Union and the Society of Civil and Public Servants. John Sheldon, former Gen ...

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General Secretaries

:1930: Albert James Taylor Day :1946: :1948:

Edward Redhead Edward Charles Redhead, JP (8 April 1902 – 15 April 1967) was a British civil servant and politician who became the successor to Clement Attlee as Member of Parliament for Walthamstow West. Civil servant Redhead was born in Walthamstow and ...

:1956: Leslie Williams :1966: John Dryden :1973: Gerry Gillman :1985: Leslie Christie

References

External links

Catalogue of the SCPS archives
held at the

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Civil service trade unions Trade unions established in 1918 1918 establishments in the United Kingdom 1988 disestablishments in the United Kingdom Trade unions disestablished in 1988