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1981 May 21 - 1981 Sep 16
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/479
Government machinery (Promotion of efficiency and elimination of waste: the Rayner Scrutiny Programme) (Part 9)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2011 Dec 30
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 341

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Date Value Title
81 May 21 Th Major Government Machinery: No.10 letter to HMT ("Paper on Control of Expenditure: Departmental Responsibilities") [MT's comments on Chancellor of the Exchequer and Soames' paper] [declassified 2011]
81 May 26 Tu Major Government Machinery: Heseltine minute to MT (repayment of current costs by Departments to the PSA) [declassified 2011]
81 May 28 Th Major Government Machinery: Rayner minute to MT ("PSA Repayment") [declassified 2011]
81 May 28 Th Major Government Machinery: Rayner minute to MT ("Scrutiny Programme 1980: Work of B4 Division, Home Office") [declassified 2011]
81 Jun 1 Mo Major Government Machinery: No.10 letter to Department of Environment (repayment of current costs by Departments to the PSA) [declassified 2011]
81 Jun 8 Mo Major Government Machinery: Heseltine minute to MT ("Cost of Balham Job Centre") [declassified 2011]
81 Jun 12 Fr Major Government Machinery: HMT letter to No.10 ("Control of Expenditure: Departmental Responsibilities") [declassified 2011]
81 Jun 12 Fr Major Government Machinery: Rayner minute to MT ("Scrutiny of the Directorate of Overseas Surveys") [declassified 2011]
81 Jun 16 Tu Major Government Machinery: Lord President's Office letter to No.10 ("Control of Expenditure: Departmental Responsibilities") [declassified 2011]
81 Jun 26 Fr Major Government Machinery: Rayner minute to MT ("Progress with the Implementation of the 1979 "Rayner Projects" and the 1980 Scrutiny Programme") [declassified 2011]
81 Jul 8 We Major Government Machinery: Rayner minute to MT ("Control of Expenditure: Departmental Responsibilities") [declassified 2011]
81 Jul 8 We Major Government Machinery: Rayner minute to MT ("Aspects of Financial Management") [case studies in Agriculture and Industry] [declassified 2011]
81 Jul 14 Tu Major Government Machinery: No.10 letter to HMT ("Control of Expenditure: Departmental Responsibilities") [MT's response to minutes from Chancellor of the Exchequer, Soames and Rayner] [declassified 2011]
81 Jul 24 Fr Major Government Machinery: MT personal minute to Ministers in charge of Departments ("The Efficiency of Central Government") [changes to Rayner scrutiny programme; appointment of Cassels] [declassified 2011]
81 Aug 20 Th Major Government Machinery: Rayner minute to MT ("Scrutiny Programme 1980: Inspection and Audit in the Ministry of Defence") [declassified 2011]
81 Aug 28 Fr Major Government Machinery: Rayner minute to MT ("Efficiency USA") [proposed visit to Washington to investigate Reagan Administration's approach to efficiency] [declassified 2011]
81 Sep 4 Fr Major Government Machinery: Rayner minute to MT (proposals for further scrutinies) [declassified 2011]
81 Sep 7 Mo Major Government Machinery: Priestley minute to MT ("Presentation on Financial Management, 10 Downing Street, Tuesday 8 September") [brief for meeting] [declassified 2011]
81 Sep 8 Tu Major Government Machinery: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Rawlinson-HMT, CSD and DHSS Officials-Chancellor of the Exchequer-Soames-Jenkin-Brittan-Hayhoe-Rayner-Armstrong) ["Financial Management"] [declassified 2011]
81 Sep 14 Mo Major Government Machinery: Nott minute to MT ("Financial Management in the Ministry of Defence") [declassified 2011]