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1980 Mar 10 - 1980 Apr 10
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/147
Civil Service (Long-term management and manpower policy: efficiency of central government; Civil Service manpower; Sir Derek Rayner’s recommendations for reforms) (Part 1)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2010 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 162
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Date Value Title
80 Mar 12 We Major Civil Service: Nott minute to MT ("Waste in Government") [reflections and recommendations regarding Government efficiency] [declassified 2010]
80 Mar 20 Th Major Civil Service: Channon minute to MT (waste in Government) [response to Nott's minute regarding Government efficiency] [declassified 2010]
80 Mar 21 Fr Major Civil Service: Armstrong minute to Whitmore (waste in Government) [draft reply to Nott's minute on Government efficiency] [declassified 2010]
80 Mar 26 We Major Civil Service: Rayner minute to MT ("The Efficiency of Central Government: Lasting Reforms") [recommendations] [declassified 2010]
80 Apr 1 Tu Major Civil Service: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Channon-Rayner-Bancroft) [Government waste and efficiency proposals] [declassified 2010]
80 Apr 3 Th Major Civil Service: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Waste in Government") [reflections on Government waste and efficiency, proposals of Nott, Channon and Rayner] [declassified 2010]
80 Apr 3 Th Major Civil Service: MT personal minute to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("The Efficiency of Central Government") [need to support reforms proposed by Rayner and Channon] [declassified 2010]
80 Apr 3 Th Major Civil Service: Civil Service Department letter to No.10 (Civil Service staffing levels) [Central Government waste and efficiency] [declassified 2010]
80 Apr 10 Th Major Civil Service: MT personal minute to Nott (waste in Government) [reply to Nott's minute] [declassified 2010]