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PDF 85 Jan 1 Tu Declassified documents Key Archive (TNA) 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]
PDF 85 Jan 2 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT (Inquiry into Local Government Practices) [possible members, chairman] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jan 3 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Patrick Jenkin minute to MT ("Rate Limitation Implementation") [not supplying details of assumptions to authorities] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jan 4 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Andrew Turnbull note to MT (Lord Rothschild's letter) ["seems to reflect a feeling of frustration"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jan 7 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) 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]
PDF 85 Jan 9 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Kenneth Baker minute to Patrick Jenkin (Abolition Bill) [controls over obstructive GLC and Metropolitan County Councils activities] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jan 9 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Nicholas Edwards minute to John Biffen (Welsh rate support grant) [technical error in calculation] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jan 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) 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]
PDF 85 Jan 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT ("Inquiry into Local Government Practice and Procedures") [Widdicombe proposed as chairman] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jan 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) 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]
PDF 85 Jan 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Patrick Jenkin minute to Michael Havers (GLC "Awareness Campaign") [legality of the campaign] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jan 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Jenkin PS minute to Andrew Turnbull ("Publicity on Obstruction and Illegal Action by Local Authorities") [draft speaking notes] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jan 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Andrew Turnbull minute to Jenkin PS ("Inquiry into Local Government Practices and Procedures") [Widdicombe's appointment] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jan 11 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Peter Rees letter to Patrick Jenkin ("RSG Debate") [his draft speech goes too far; amendments suggested] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jan 11 Fr Declassified documents Key Archive (TNA) 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]
PDF 85 Jan 14 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Keith Joseph minute to Patrick Jenkin ("New Burdens on Local Government") [cost of new responsibilities] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jan 14 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Andrew Turnbull note to MT (local government finance) [advantages of laying the Orders after the Budget] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jan 14 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Lord Gowrie letter to Patrick Jenkin ("1985-86 Rate Support Grant debate") [agrees with Peter Rees] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jan 15 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) 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]
PDF 85 Jan 15 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) 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]
PDF 85 Jan 16 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Patrick Jenkin minute to MT (Widdicombe Committee) [not supplying details of assumptions to authorities] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jan 16 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Patrick Jenkin minute to MT ("GLC Propaganda on Ratecapping") ["increasingly unscrupulous" campaign against Abolition Bill] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jan 16 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Andrew Turnbull minute to Whitelaw PS ("Rate Support Grant Debate: Commitments for 1986/87") [opening debate] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jan 16 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Lord Gowrie letter to Patrick Jenkin (Abolition Bill) [proposed "counter-obstruction clause"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jan 17 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: No.10 record of conversation (MT - Whitelaw, Jenkin, Joseph, Havers, Baker, Gummer; Ingham, Sherbourne, Letwin, Turnbull) ["Rate financed propaganda"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jan 18 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Peter Rees PS letter to Patrick Jenkin PS ("Local Authority Capital Expenditure in England and Wales 1985-86") [suggests shorter consultation period; lay orders much earlier] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jan 22 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Keith Joseph minute to Patrick Jenkin (Widdicombe Committee) [possible members] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jan 22 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Andrew Turnbull note to MT ("Inquiry into Local Government Practice and Procedures") [possible members] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jan 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Andrew Turnbull minute to Jenkin PS ("Inquiry into Local Government Practices and Procedures") [possible members] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jan 23 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Leon Brittan letter to Patrick Jenkin ("Local Government Bill: Counter-obstruction") [agrees further measures necessary, but against creation of a criminal offence] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jan 28 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Patrick Jenkin minute to Willie Whitelaw ("Rate Limitation: Finalisation of Precept Limits for Precepting Authorities") [proposals for local authorities] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jan 28 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Leon Brittan letter to Patrick Jenkin ("New burdens on Local Government") [need "rigorous assessments of the costs and benefits of new initiatives", without straight-jacket] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jan 29 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Peter Rees letter to Patrick Jenkin ("Rate Limitation: Finalisation of Precept Limits for Precepting Authorities") [ILEA - has doubts, but for you and Keith Joseph finally to decide] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jan 30 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Patrick Jenkin minute to MT ("MISC 109: Extending the Coverage of Disqualification of Councillors") [should be considered by the Widdicombe Committee] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jan 31 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Patrick Jenkin minute to MT ("Local Authority Propaganda") [introducing an emergency bill would be difficult] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jan 31 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Patrick Jenkin minute to MT ("Inquiry into Local Government Practices and Procedures") [announcement of Widdicombe Committee] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Jan 31 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Kenneth Baker letter to Keith Joseph ("The developing political crisis in our cities") ["The hard Left ... really do hope that the Government can be brought down by widespread action in the inner cities"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 1 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT ("Local Authority Propaganda and Abuse") [GLC appeal, terms of Widdicombe inquiry] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 1 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Oliver Letwin minute to MT ("Local Authority Propaganda and Abuse") [immediate legislation would probably regarded as an attempt to muzzle critics] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 1 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Caroline Ryder note to MT (GLC Abolition) [meeting with Lady Porter] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 4 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Andrew Turnbull minute to Jenkin PS (Widdicome Committee) [terms of reference] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 4 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Andrew Turnbull minute to Jenkin PS ("Local Authority Propaganda") [question of rate financed propaganda to be referred to Widdicombe inquiry] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 4 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Andrew Turnbull minute to Jenkin PS ("MISC 109: Extending the Coverage of Disqualification of Councillors") [issue to be referred to Widdicombe inquiry] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 4 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Peter Rees letter to Patrick Jenkin ("Inquiry into Local Government Practices and Procedures") ["generally content"] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 5 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Patrick Jenkin minute to MT ("Widdicombe Inquiry into Local Government Practices and Procedures") [agreement on terms of proposed inquiry] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 5 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Jenkin PS minute to David Barclay ("Abolition of the GLC: Future Use of County Hall") [any new owner would want to carry out extensive work] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 11 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Patrick Jenkin minute to Willie Whitelaw ("Rate Limitation: Finalisation of Rate Limits for Rating Authorities") [decisions to be made] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 12 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Peter Rees minute to Patrick Jenkin ("Rate Limitation: Finalisation of Present Limits for Precepting Authorities") [situation in Hackney] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 13 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: George Young minute (GLC housing) [post-abolition arrangements] [released Dec 2014]
PDF 85 Feb 14 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT (local authority finance) [Waldegrave's radical proposals] [released Dec 2014]

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