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1980 Apr 24 - 1980 May 7
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/149
Civil Service (Long-term management and manpower policy: efficiency of central government; Civil Service manpower; Sir Derek Rayner’s recommendations for reforms) (Part 3)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2010 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 143
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80 Apr 24 Thu Civil Service: Ibbs minute to Pattison ("Efficiency of Central Government and Civil Service Manpower") [CPRS reflections on efficiency and waste] [declassified 2010]
80 Apr 25 Fri Civil Service: Channon minute to MT ("Civil Service Manpower") [difficulties with manpower reductions in DHSS, FCO and MOD] [declassified 2010]
80 Apr 25 Fri Civil Service: Rayner letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("The Efficiency of Central Government") [response to Howe's suggestions] [declassified 2010]
80 Apr 28 Mon Civil Service: Hailsham minute to MT ("Civil Service Numbers and Costs") [response to Channon's suggestions] [declassified 2010]
80 Apr 28 Mon Civil Service: Wolfson minute to MT ("Civil Service Management") [response to Channon's suggestions] [declassified 2010]
80 Apr 29 Tue Civil Service: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Bancroft) [Civil Service reform, proposal of meeting with Permanent Secretaries] [declassified 2010]
80 Apr 30 Wed Civil Service: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Civil Service Manpower and Costs") [declassified 2010]
80 Apr 30 Wed Civil Service: Pym minute to MT ("The Civil Service") [comments on papers by Channon and Rayner] [declassified 2010]
80 May 1 Thu Civil Service: Heseltine letter to Channon (Civil Service manpower) [declassified 2010]
80 May 1 Thu Civil Service: Whitmore minute to Bancroft ("Civil Service Management Problems") [MT plans dinner and meeting with Permanent Secretaries] [declassified 2010]
80 May 2 Fri Civil Service: Bancroft minute to Whitmore ("Civil Service Management Problems: The Dinner") [briefing document for MT] [declassified 2010]
80 May 2 Fri Civil Service: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Rayner) ["Management of the Civil Service"] [declassified 2010]
80 May 2 Fri Civil Service: Rampton letter to Whitmore (Civil Service reform) [Rampton unable to attend meeting of Permanent Secretaries with MT] [declassified 2010]
80 May 7 Wed Civil Service: Letters from Permanent Secretaries to MT (follow-up to MT's dinner and meeting with Permanent Secretaries on 6th May 1980) [declassified 2010]