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Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1623
Security (Security of Buckingham Palace grounds: incident on 9 July 1982; review of law of trespass)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2018 Jul 24
Classification: Secret
Page count: 157
Any docs withheld? 16

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Date Value Title
81 Aug 20 Th Major Security: Whitelaw PS letter to No.10 ("Man in the Grounds of Buckingham Palace") [background details to incident reported by the 'Sun' newspaper] [released Jul 2018]
82 Jul 9 Fr Major Security: Whitelaw PS letter to No.10 (incident at Buckingham Palace) [Michael Fagan break-in: "a note on the information that we have so far"; cover letter only & Hansard record of 12 July] [released Jul 2018]
82 Jul 13 Tu Major Security: Whitelaw PS letter to No.10 ("Incident at Buckingham Palace - 9 July") [police report] [released Jul 2018]
82 Jul 14 We Major Security: Bernard Ingham minute to Clive Whitmore (Michael Fagan break-in: incident at Buckingham Palace on 9 July) [press lobby 'lines of attack' on security concerns & Government/police handling of the incident] [released Jul 2018]
82 Jul 16 Fr Major Security: Clive Whitmore minute to MT ("The Buckingham Palace Incident") [Michael Fagan break-in: police report; Home Office/police measures to improve security] [released Jul 2018]
82 Jul 16 Fr Major Security: Michael Scholar minute to MT (Buckingham Palace Incident: Michael Fagan break-in) [follow-up to security points raised by Heseltine] [released Jul 2018]
82 Sep 29 We Major Security: UKHC New Delhi minute to Prime Minster PS (breach of security at Buckingham Palace) [newspaper report in The Sun] [released Jul 2018]
82 Oct 11 Mo Major Security: Michael Scholar minute to MT (breach of security at Buckingham Palace: contempt of court action against five national newspapers) [Michael Fagan break-in: Crown to take legal action on grounds that the press reporting has impeded the course of justice] [released Jul 2018]
82 Nov 3 We Major Security: Tim Flesher minute to MT ("Breach of security at the Palace") [Home Office report; cover minute only] [released Jul 2018]
82 Nov 17 We Major Security: Robin Butler minute to MT (Michael Fagan case: Police report on breach of security at Buckingham Palace) [handling of recommendations; MT & other Ministers' personal security] [released Jul 2018]
82 Dec 23 Th Major Security: Whitelaw PS letter to No.10 ("The Law of Trespass") [consultation paper] [released Jul 2018]
83 Jan 10 Mo Major Security: Lord Hailsham PS letter to Whitelaw PS ("Law of Trespass") [revisions to draft consultation paper] [released Jul 2018]
83 Jan 14 Fr Major Security: Prior PS letter to Whitelaw PS ("Law of Trespass") [comments on draft consultation paper] [released Jul 2018]
83 Feb 2 We Major Security: No.10 minute to Whitelaw PS (powers of courts to impose restriction orders) [draft PQ & reply] [released Jul 2018]
83 Feb 2 We Major Security: No.10 minute to Whitelaw PS (Law of Trespass) [publication of consultation paper] [released Jul 2018]
83 Oct 26 We Major Security: David Barclay minute to MT ("Trespass") [review of law, following Buckingham Palace break-in; Brittan's proposals] [released Jul 2018]
83 Oct 31 Mo Major Security: Brittan letter to Whitelaw (Law of Trespass) [drafting of new Bill] [released Jul 2018]