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1985 Jan 1 - 1985 May 31
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1559
Local Government (Relations with central government, organisation & finance; beginning of Community Charge) (Part 25)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 425
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85 Jan 1 Tu Key Community Charge: Lord Rothschild paper for MT ("The Local Authority Problem Viewed by an Outsider, 1.1.1985") [promised "sharp look at local authority finance and function"] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 2 We Major Community Charge: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT (Inquiry into Local Government Practices) [possible members, chairman] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 3 Th Major Community Charge: Patrick Jenkin minute to MT ("Rate Limitation Implementation") [not supplying details of assumptions to authorities] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 4 Fr Major Community Charge: Andrew Turnbull note to MT (Lord Rothschild's letter) ["seems to reflect a feeling of frustration"] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 7 Mo Major Community Charge: Peter Rees PS letter to Patrick Jenkin PS ("Selective Rate Limitation in 1985-86: Setting of Rate and Precept Limits") [content with your approach] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 9 We Major Community Charge: Kenneth Baker minute to Patrick Jenkin (Abolition Bill) [controls over obstructive GLC and Metropolitan County Councils activities] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 9 We Minor Community Charge: Nicholas Edwards minute to John Biffen (Welsh rate support grant) [technical error in calculation] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 10 Th Major Community Charge: Patrick Jenkin minute to Willie Whitelaw ("RSG Debate 1986/87: Commitments for 1986/87") [backbenchers want answers on how low-spending authorities will be treated] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 10 Th Major Community Charge: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT ("Inquiry into Local Government Practice and Procedures") [Widdicombe proposed as chairman] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 11 Fr Major Community Charge: Patrick Jenkin minute to John Biffen ("Local Authority Capital Expenditure in England and Wales, 1985/86") [proposed timetable for laying the regulations] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 11 Fr Major Community Charge: Patrick Jenkin minute to Michael Havers (GLC "Awareness Campaign") [legality of the campaign] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 11 Fr Major Community Charge: Jenkin PS minute to Andrew Turnbull ("Publicity on Obstruction and Illegal Action by Local Authorities") [draft speaking notes] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 11 Fr Major Community Charge: Andrew Turnbull minute to Jenkin PS ("Inquiry into Local Government Practices and Procedures") [Widdicombe's appointment] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 11 Fr Major Community Charge: Peter Rees letter to Patrick Jenkin ("RSG Debate") [his draft speech goes too far; amendments suggested] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 11 Fr Key Community Charge: Turnbull note for the record ("Lord Rothschild's Note on Local Government Studies") [shows "signs of frustration", but progress being made; Waldegrave "thought interesting and radical proposals would emerge but there would be some difficulty in selling them to the rest of Whitehall"] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 14 Mo Major Community Charge: Keith Joseph minute to Patrick Jenkin ("New Burdens on Local Government") [cost of new responsibilities] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 14 Mo Minor Community Charge: Andrew Turnbull note to MT (local government finance) [advantages of laying the Orders after the Budget] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 14 Mo Minor Community Charge: Lord Gowrie letter to Patrick Jenkin ("1985-86 Rate Support Grant debate") [agrees with Peter Rees] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 15 Tu Minor Community Charge: Lord Hailsham letter to Patrick Jenkin ("Proposed new clause in the Abolition Bill") [enough on our plates without this, but will bow to business managers] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 15 Tu Major Community Charge: Whitelaw minute to MT ("Rate Support Grant Debate 16 January 1985: Commitments for 1986/87") [meeting to agree form of words for Jenkin; MT thought they went too far, but in event they were not needed] [released Dec 2014]