ABSTRACT
The oldest established organisation set up in the Civil Service was the Surveyors Committee [qv]. This dates from 1858 and although short lived set a pattern that was increasingly followed in other branches of the Civil Service. The establishment of the Inland Revenue Staff Federation in 1936 meant that all organisations within the Inland Revenue were now operating under one single banner. Interpersonal conflict with W.J. Brown of the Civil Service Clerical Association prevented any cross departmental amalgamation although federal links were formed in 1938 with the creation of the Civil Service Alliance [qv]. The IRSF finally merged with the National Union of Civil and Public Services [qv] in 1996 to form the Public Services, Tax and Commerce Union PTC.
