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1989 Jun 1 - 1989 Jul 31
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/2764
Local Government (Future of the rating system: rating revaluation; Community Charge) (Part 13)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 355
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Date Value Title
89 Jul 3 Mo Major Community Charge: Kenneth Baker minute to MT ("Inner London Transition Grant") [education costs] [released Dec 2016]
89 Jul 3 Mo Minor Community Charge: John Major minute to Malcolm Rifkind ("Standard Community Charge") [difference in powers in England, Wales, Scotland] [released Dec 2016]
89 Jul 4 Tu Minor Community Charge: Mark Lennox-Boyd minute to Paul Gray (Pendle) [material passed to MT by John Lee MP] [released Dec 2016]
89 Jul 4 Tu Major Community Charge: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("RSG Settlement 1990/91: Safety Net and ILEA Specific Grant") [protection of losers, where costs of safety net should fall] [released Dec 2016]
89 Jul 4 Tu Minor Community Charge: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("RSG Settlement 1990/91: Safety Net and ILEA Specific Grant") [new proposals, specific grant, legislation] [released Dec 2016]
89 Jul 5 We Minor Community Charge: Malcolm Rifkind minute to Nicholas Ridley ("Harmonisation of Rating: Decapitalisation Rate") [consutlation, views on proposed rates] [released Dec 2016]
89 Jul 5 We Major Community Charge: Nicholas Ridley minute to MT ("Revenue Support Grant Settlement 1990/91: The Safety Net") [reasonable for some of the losses from moving to the new system to come through in the first year] [released Dec 2016]
89 Jul 5 We Minor Community Charge: Nicholas Ridley minute to MT ("1989 Grant Settlement") [alterntive to the term "needs grant"] [released Dec 2016]
89 Jul 5 We Minor Community Charge: John Wakeham minute to Nicholas Ridley ("MPs and Community Charge") [reimbursement of standard charges but not personal charges] [released Dec 2016]
89 Jul 5 We Minor Community Charge: Paul Gray briefing for MT ("Meeting of E(LF): 6 July") [revenue support grant settlement, transitional arrangements for business rate] [released Dec 2016]
89 Jul 6 Th Major Community Charge: Policy Unit minute to Turnbull ("MPs and Community Charge") ["Ministers with constituencies outside London could be potentially very embarrassed"] [released Dec 2016]
89 Jul 6 Th Major Community Charge: Turnbull minute to Policy Unit ("MPs and Community Charge") ["the standard charge simply replaces rates in this system"] [released Dec 2016]
89 Jul 6 Th Minor Community Charge: Nicholas Ridley minute to Malcolm Rifkind ("Standard Community Charge") [use of maximum multipliers] [released Dec 2016]
89 Jul 7 Fr Minor Community Charge: Paul Gray briefing for MT ("Meeting of E(LF): Tuesday 11 July") [homelessness, planning appeals, standard charge] [released Dec 2016]
89 Jul 7 Fr Major Community Charge: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("Standard Community Charge") [controversial in Scotland where all but two authorities are charging the maximum] [released Dec 2016]
89 Jul 10 Mo Minor Community Charge: Nicholas Ridley minute to Malcolm Rifkind ("Local Government and Housing Bill: Scottish Community Charge Provisions") [amendments to charging structure, formula rated industries] [released Dec 2016]
89 Jul 10 Mo Major Community Charge: Policy Unit minute to Turnbull ("MPs and Community Charge") ["standard charge is likely to be a contentious issue next year"] [released Dec 2016]
89 Jul 14 Fr Minor Community Charge: Mark Lennox-Boyd minute to MT (1922 Committee) [fears that next election could be lost if issue not handled correctly] [released Dec 2016]
89 Jul 18 Tu Minor Community Charge: Malcolm Rifkind minute to Nicholas Ridley ("Local Government and Housing Bill: Scottish Community Charge Provisions") [formula valued industries] [released Dec 2016]
89 Jul 19 We Minor Community Charge: Malcolm Rifkind minute to Nicholas Ridley ("Local Government and Housing Bill: Exemptions from the Community Charge") [provision for school-age foster children] [released Dec 2016]