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1979 Nov 30 - 1980 Feb 12
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/242
Government Machinery (Promotion of efficiency and elimination of waste: the scrutiny programme) (Part 4)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2010 Dec 30
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 228
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Date Value Title
79 Nov 30 Fr Major Government Machinery: Pattison minute to MT (Rayner's papers) [declassified 2010]
79 Nov 30 Fr Major Government Machinery: Rayner minute to MT ("The Scrutiny Programme: Round One") [declassified 2010]
79 Nov 30 Fr Major Government Machinery: Rayner minute to MT ("Efficiency and Waste in Central Government: The "Rayner Projects"") [declassified 2010]
79 Dec 4 Tu Major Government Machinery: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Rayner) [Rayner projects, scrutiny programme] [declassified 2010]
79 Dec 5 We Major Government Machinery: Pattison minute to MT (Cabinet speaking note on 'quick and effective follow-up to the Rayner projects') [declassified 2010]
80 Jan 2 We Major Government Machinery: Pattison minute to MT (HMT scrutiny project) [the Rayner review] [declassified 2010]
80 Jan 4 Fr Major Government Machinery: Pattison minute to MT (Rayner project on "Whitehall Conventions") [MT: "Sir Derek must do what he wishes and departments must co-operate"] [declassified 2010]
80 Jan 10 Th Major Government Machinery: Rayner minute to MT ("Efficiency and Waste in Central Government") [implementation of Rayner projects] [declassified 2010]
80 Jan 14 Mo Major Government Machinery: Whitmore minute to Chilcot ("Efficiency and Waste in Central Government") [MT's comments on Rayner projects and the scrutiny programme] [declassified 2010]