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PDF 79 May 30 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Norman St. John Stevas (Review of the Exchequer and Audit Departments Acts) [MT consents to Lawson's request to proceed with the Review] [declassified Dec 2011]
PDF 79 Oct 24 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: No.10 minute to MT (role of the Comptroller & Auditor General) ["Heseltine... argues that... [C&AG] is exceeding his functions"] [declassified Dec 2011]
PDF 79 Nov 12 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: No.10 minute to MT (Exchequer & Audit Department) [review of functions: balancing MT's desire for it to play a role in managing internal audit against the political independenace of the Comptroller & Auditor General] [declassified Dec 2011]
PDF 80 Feb 21 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: Biffen minute to MT ("Green Paper on the role of the Comptroller and Auditor General (C & AG)") [review] [declassified Dec 2011]
PDF 80 Mar 17 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: No.10 minute to MT (role of the Comptroller and Auditor General) [Green Paper] [declassified Dec 2011]
PDF 80 Nov 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: Cabinet Office minute ("Mr Hennessy, The Times") [role of the Comptroller and Auditor General] [declassified Dec 2011]
PDF 81 Feb 24 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("The role of the Comptroller and Auditor General") [Public Accounts Committee enquiry] [declassified Dec 2011]
PDF 81 Mar 11 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Internal audit") ["highly critical report... prepared for the [Public Accounts Committee]"] [declassified Dec 2011]
PDF 81 Mar 16 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Accounting Officers memorandum") [updated guidance, in line with Rayner efficiency review; MT requests circulation to Ministers] [declassified Dec 2011]
PDF 81 Mar 31 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Accounting Officers memorandum") [updated guidance, issued to Ministers in addition to civil servants for first time, at MT request] [declassified Dec 2011]
PDF 81 Mar 31 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Internal audit") [MT request for more details about Treasury programme of reform] [declassified Dec 2011]
PDF 81 Apr 2 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: Howe PS letter to No.10 (reform of internal auditing) [letter to Heads of Departments] [declassified Dec 2011]
PDF 81 Apr 2 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Internal audit: Mr. Wiggins's letter of today's date") [MT frustration with Treasury's slow progression of reform programme] [declassified Dec 2011]
PDF 81 Apr 10 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: No.10 briefing for MT ("Internal audit") [meeting to discuss programme of reform] [declassified Dec 2011]
PDF 81 Apr 10 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Brief for meeting on internal audit, 18.00, 10 Downing Street, 13 April 1981") [meeting to discuss programme of reform] [declassified Dec 2011]
PDF 81 May 5 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Sir Douglas Wass, Sir Ian Bancroft, Sir Derek Rayner, David Wolfson) ["Internal audit and financial control"] [declassified Dec 2011]
PDF 81 May 12 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: Department of Industry letter to No.10 (the use of accountants in Government service) [briefing note for MT] [declassified Dec 2011]
PDF 81 May 18 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: Rayner minute to MT ("1980 Departmental scrutiny of running costs: results of further analysis") [declassified Dec 2011]
PDF 81 May 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: Treasury letter to No.10 ("Internal audit and financial control") [case studies] [declassified Dec 2011]
PDF 81 Jun 12 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: No.10 minute to MT ("Internal audit and financial control") [case studies] [declassified Dec 2011]
PDF 81 Jun 29 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Internal audit and financial control (case study of financial management)") [proposed use of management consultants] [declassified Dec 2011]
PDF 81 Jul 15 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Pym ("White Paper on the Role of the C & AG") [Government response to Public Accounts Committee report; Howe highlights specific PAC proposals and outlines his counter-proposals] [declassified Dec 2011]
PDF 81 Jul 16 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: Derek Rayner minute to MT ("Location of the Head of the Government Accountancy Service") [options] [declassified Dec 2011]
PDF 81 Jul 21 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("White Paper on the Role of the C & AG") ["difficult to disagree with the [Public Accounts Committee's] diagnosis of a need for improvement in our system of public aid and accountability.. [but] equally difficult to agree with their remedy"] [declassified Dec 2011]
PDF 81 Jul 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Government Machinery: King PS letter to No.10 ("Audit Commission: Statement") [White Paper proposing establishment of Commission to improve standards of local government audit] [declassified Dec 2011]
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