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PDF 90 May 2 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Andrew Turnbull note to MT (legislation package) [caution colleagues against suggesting anything they do or do not want to see in the final package] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 May 2 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Earl of Arran minute to David Hunt (local government finance) [making special payments to alleviate problems caused by introduction of new system] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 May 3 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Patten PS minute to No.10 ("Contributions to Local Services") [contributions by the rich] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 May 3 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: David Hunt minute to Norman Lamont ("Community Charge and US Service Personnel") [intention to pay compensation to certain parishes in England] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 May 3 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Newton PS minute to No 10 ("Allowance in Income Support for Minimum Contribution to the Community Charge") [MT's commitments on rebates] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 May 9 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: No.10 minute to MT ("Community Charge") [controlling local authority expenditure] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 90 May 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Barry Potter briefing for MT ("Community Charge") [Patten unhappy at prospects of cash limits] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 May 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Policy Unit minute to Potter ("Mr Heseltine's Community Charge Proposals") [special elections, surcharge, safety net] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 May 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Policy Unit minute to Potter ("Community Charge: Derogation etc") [likely that what is proposed will set income levels as high as unchanged policies] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 May 11 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Barry Potter briefing for MT ("Community Charge") [options on cash limits, income limits] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 May 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Policy Unit minute to Potter ("Community Charge") [derogations, referenda, rewards for spending below limits] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 May 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Cabinet Office note ("The Community Charge") [controlling local authority spending] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 May 14 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Barry Potter briefing for MT ("Community Charge") [grants, transitional relief] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 May 14 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Barry Potter minute to Policy Unit (officials' report) [idea of a higher rate of levy] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 May 15 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Patten PS minute to Howe PS ("Community Charge Capping: Legal Action by Doncaster Metropolitan Borough and Council and Others") [judicial review proceedings] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 May 15 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Barry Potter briefing for MT ("Community Charge") [cash limit approach, politics of the legislation] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 May 15 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("The Community Charge") [basic problem of how to control local authority spending] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 May 15 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: John Major minute to MT ("The Community Charge: Next Action") [keeping down local authority spending, public relations on high charges, prolonging the controversy] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 May 15 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Attorney General's Chambers to Department of Environment ("Community Charge") [local government grants and spending] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 May 16 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: Rifkind minute to MT ("Community Charge") ["If we are to have a system whereby the Government determines local spending... then there is no real argument for having a local tax base] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 90 May 16 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Barry Potter briefing for MT ("The Community Charge") [cash limits on local authorities, safety valve, transitional relief] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 May 16 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Geoffrey Howe minute to MT ("Possible Community Charge Legislation: Implications for Legislative Programme") ["impractical to try to rush through the drafting and enactment of such a complex and contentious measure"] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 May 21 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Howe-Major-Baker-Rifkind-Wakenham-Patten-Hunt-Lamont) [system of limits on income of local authorities with largest budgets] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 May 25 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Dominic Morris note to MT ("Community Charge Benefits") [publicity on claiming benefit/transitional relief] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 May 31 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Community Charge: No.10 letter to Newton PS ("Community Charge Benefits") [detailed comments by MT on advertising to encourage people to claim benefits] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 May 31 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: No.10 letter to Patten PS (press stories about non-payment) [asks for note on latest state of play] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Jun 1 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Local Government: No.10 briefing for MT ("Community Charge") [Cabinet Office & Policy Unit briefing for pre-meeting with Major & Patten followed by ad hoc Ministerial group meeting: policy options] [declassified Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Jun 1 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Policy Unit briefing for MT ("Community Charge Review") [resistence in Whitehall to idea of new legislation on income limits in time for next year] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Jun 1 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Cabinet Office note ("The Community Charge") [controlling local authority spending, community charges in 1991-92] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Jun 4 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Patten PS minute to No.10 ("Non-Collection of the Community Charge") [only have anecdotal figures at present] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Jun 4 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Barry Potter briefing for MT ("The Community Charge") [income limits, restraints on local government spending] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Jun 4 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("The Community Charge") [enhanced capping regime] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Jun 4 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Cabinet Office note ("The Community Charge. Enhanced Community Charge Capping Coupled with Referendums") [options for use of stronger capping powers that could be applied to more authorities] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Jun 4 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Malcolm Rifkind minute to Geoffrey Howe ("Holiday Caravans: Standard Community Charge and Business Rates") [valuation of caravans has not been harmonised between Scotland England] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Jun 5 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Barry Potter briefing for MT ("The Community Charge") [referendum, enhanced capping regime, tight settlement for grants] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Jun 7 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Chris Patten minute to MT ("Charge Capping") [caps for all but three proposed authorities are achievable] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Jun 7 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Cabinet Office minute to Patten PS ("Community Charge: Forum for Discussion") [members of cabinet groups] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Jun 8 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Barry Potter minute to MT ("The Community Charge - Latest Developments") [enhancing capping and referenda approach] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Jun 8 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Policy Unit minute to Potter ("Community Charge (Caravans)") [proposals to rectify position for holiday caravans] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Jun 11 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Policy Unit minute to Barry Potter ("Charge Capping") [judicial review ruling on local authority school budgets] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Jun 11 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: John Major minute to MT ("Charge Capping") [potential implications for final caps on delivery of education] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Jun 12 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Chris Patten minute to MT ("Community Charge") [statistics on use of capping powers, local authority spending] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Jun 12 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Barry Potter briefing for MT ("The Community Charge") [enhanced capping regime, next year's grant settlement] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Jun 12 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (latest figures) [package of measures to be announced, clarify government's position on legislation] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Jun 13 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Chris Patten minute to MT ("Charge Capping") [final caps for each authority, publicity] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Jun 13 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Barry Potter minute to MT ("The Community Charge: New Developments") [legislation on enhancing capping] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Jun 13 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Cabinet Office minute to MT (latest figures) [prospects for capping spending] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Jun 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Barry Potter minute to MT ("Community Charge") [Lyell's thoughts on court decision on charge capping] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Jun 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Policy Unit minute for MT ("Charge Capping Case") [judicial review judgment "a resounding victory for the Government"] [released Dec 2016]
PDF 90 Jun 15 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Howe-Major-Patten-Lamont-Renton-Portillo) [enhanced capping powers coupled with referenda] [released Dec 2016]

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