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PDF 87 Jul 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: David Norgove minute to MT ("Transition to the Community Charge") ["The argument is at present going the way of the opponents of the community charge, which is receiving virtually no support in Parliament, in the press or even from Conservative controlled councils"] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 87 Jul 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Peter Stredder minute to MT ("Non-Domestic Rating") [operation of the non-domestic rating pool, paying for transition, empty commercial property, duty to consult business] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 87 Jul 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Peter Stredder minute to MT ("Transition to the Community Charge") [doing without a transitional period, opting out, fallacies, capping, annual elections in London] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 87 Jul 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Peter Stredder minute to MT ("The New Local Authority Grant System") [a single grant is preferable, payment of grant] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 87 Jul 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Brian Griffiths minute to MT ("Opting-Out of ILEA") [manifesto commitment to allowing boroughs to opt out, "we would look foolish if we were to change it now"] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 87 Jul 2 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("Community Charge: Transitional Arrangements, ILEA and London") [possible phased transition, safety net, high rates in London] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 87 Jul 3 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: No 10 record of conversation (MT-Whitelaw-Major-Walker-Ridley-Waddington-Griffiths-Ingham) [MT "stressed the need for the Government to put across the case for the reform of local authority finance more effectively"] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 87 Jul 3 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("The New Grant System") [decisions needed on whether to have single or two separate grants, how to pay the grant to local authorities, discretion in distribution of grants] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 87 Jul 6 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: John Moore minute to Nicholas Ridley ("Community Charge: Transitional Arrangements") [period of transition, impact on revenue, effect on government spending] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 87 Jul 6 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: John Moore minute to Nicholas Ridley ("The New Grant System") ["my unease about the high profile which the needs assessments will have under the new system"] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 87 Jul 6 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Ridley PS minute to No 10 ("The New Grant System") [format of the proposed community charge demand note] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 87 Jul 10 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: David Norgove minute to MT ("Transition to the Community Charge") [issue of overlap with domestic rates, phasing out of safety nets, surcharge on non-domestic properties in London] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 87 Jul 10 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Ken Clarke minute to MT ("Non-Domestic Rating") [cost of transition, rating of empty commercial property, future revaluations, duty to consult business] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 87 Jul 10 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Walker PS minute to MT ("Introducing the Community Charge") [spending choices, phasing out rates] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 87 Jul 10 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("E(LF): Transition to the Community Charge") [effect of the new system on domestic ratepayers, transitional measures, speed of transition, special arrangements in London] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 87 Jul 10 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Bernard Ingham minute to David Norgrove (presentation of the charge) ["importance of the Department doing nothing to arouse the criticism of its 'propaganda' effort"] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 87 Jul 13 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: John Moore minute to Nicholas Ridley ("The Community Charge, Transitional Arrangements and the Implications for Income Support") ["the political realities require at least five years to phase out the safety-net"] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 87 Jul 13 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Malcolm Rifkind minute to Nicholas Ridley ("Abolition of Domestic Rating") ["Although the election results in Scotland were very bad I do not believe that rates reform was a major contributory factor"] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 87 Jul 13 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Ridley PS minute to David Norgrove ("Community Charge: Transitional Arrangements") [options for introducing the new system - possible impact on outer London boroughs] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 87 Jul 13 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Peter Stredder minute to MT ("Community Charge: Transitional Arrangements") [two possible measures: a safety net grant, phasing out rates gradually] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 87 Jul 13 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("Community Charge: Transitional Arrangements") [decisions needed on whether to have a phased transition from domestic rates, how fast the transition should be, whether special arrangements are needed for London] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 87 Jul 14 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Malcolm Rifkind minute to Nicholas Ridley ("Abolition of Domestic Rates (Scotland) Act 1987 Commencement") ["at the political level, there may be some tendency to foot-dragging on the part of local authorities"] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 87 Jul 14 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: John Major minute to Nicholas Ridley (implementation) [non-domestic rating, non-domestic rates pool, duty to consult business] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 87 Jul 14 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Peter Walker minute to Nicholas Ridley ("Non-Domestic Rating") [combined effects of domestic rates and introduction of non-domestic rating "are unlikely to be as dramatic in Wales"] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 87 Jul 17 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: John Major minute to Nicholas Ridley (implementation) [non-domestic rating, non-domestic rates pool, indexation of the non-domestic rates, amendments to rating legislation] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 87 Jul 20 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Nicholas Ridley minute to MT ("Community Charge Exemptions") [exemptions for the mentally handicapped, residents of care homes, students, funding the exemptions] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 87 Jul 22 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Ridley PS minute to David Norgrove ("Non-Domestic Rating") [operation of the pool, domestic appeals, duty to consult business] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 87 Jul 22 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Peter Stredder minute to MT ("Community Charge Exemptions") [exemptions for the mentally handicapped, those in care homes, discounts for students, compensation for local authorities] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 87 Jul 23 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: David Norgove minute to Nigel Wicks ("The Community Charge") [definition of whether a charge scores as negative expenditure] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 87 Jul 24 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Peter Stredder minute to MT ("Community Charge Exemptions") [dual running of domestic rates and new charge, length of transition, level of initial charge] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 87 Jul 24 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("Community Charge: Transitional Arrangements (Including Problems of ILEA)") [decisions needed on the length of the transition period, level of the initial charge] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 87 Jul 27 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Nicholas Ridley minute to MT ("Capping the Community Charge") [proposal to intervene and reduce authorities' charge at the start of the financial year] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 87 Jul 27 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: John Major minute to Nicholas Ridley ("Community Charge Exemptions") [accepts proposals for the mentally handicapped, those in care homes, but opposed to proposal to reimburse local authorities for student discounts] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 87 Jul 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Kenneth Baker minute to Nicholas Ridley ("Community Charge Exemptions") [discounted rate for students, compensation to authorities for the discounts] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 87 Jul 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Malcolm Rifkind minute to Nicholas Ridley ("Non-Domestic Rating") [power to override automatic indexations in Scotland] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 87 Jul 29 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Nicholas Ridley minute to MT ("Community Charge: Transitional Arrangements") [starting level for the charge, phasing out of the rates, special arrangements for London] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 87 Jul 29 We Declassified documents Key Archive (TNA) Community Charge: No 10 record of conversation (MT-Ridley) [Ridley's "growing concern about opposition" to the charge; problem "increased by the decision to have a transition rather than to abolish rates immediately"; inclined to rethink some major aspects of the charge, which MT "discouraged firmly"] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 87 Jul 29 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Cabinet Office minute ("Community Charge: Transitional Arrangements") [initial charge, transitional arrangements for London; timing of announcements on decisions] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 87 Jul 29 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("Capping the Community Charge") [legislating for community charge capping on a permanent basis] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 87 Jul 30 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Nicholas Ridley minute to MT ("Rate Reform: Crown Property") [enforcement procedures would apply to Crown property, including No 10] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 87 Jul 30 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Nicholas Ridley minute to MT ("Dual Running: Rates and the Community Charge") [proposed dual running of domestic rates and community charge - proposals about collecting the rate] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 87 Jul 30 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: Nicholas Ridley minute to John Moore ("Rate and Community Charge Rebates: Uprating of Income Support") ["We have been arguing that the introduction of the community charge will benefit many of those on low incomes"] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 87 Jul 30 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: John Moore minute to Nicholas Ridley ("Community Charge Exemptions") [exemptions for the disabled and students] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 87 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: John Major minute to Nicholas Ridley ("Non-Domestic Rating") [unanticipated losses in rateable value, duty to consult business] [released Feb 2016]
PDF 87 Jul 31 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Community Charge: David Norgove minute to Ridley PS ("Rate Reform: Crown Property") [MT content with proposals, subject to colleagues' approval] [released Feb 2016]
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