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PREM19/966
Civil service (Annual scrutiny of departmental running costs) (Part 2)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2013 Aug 1
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 373
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81 Nov 10 Tu Major Civil Service: No.10 briefing for MT (Heseltine presentation on Departmental running costs) [declassified 2013]
81 Nov 27 Fr Major Civil Service: No.10 minute to MT (control of Staff and non-Staff Departmental running costs: presentation and reception) [declassified 2013]
81 Dec 23 We Major Civil Service: Hayhoe PS letter to No.10 (“Scrutiny of Departmental running costs”) [delay] [declassified 2013]
82 Jan 18 Mo Major Civil Service: No.10 minute to MT (“Control of Staff and non-Staff Departmental running costs: presentation and reception on 24 February”) [MT-Heseltine-Brittan joint presentation] [declassified 2013]
82 Feb 1 Mo Major Civil Service: Brittan minute to MT (“Scrutiny of Departmental running costs”) [declassified 2013]
82 Feb 8 Mo Major Civil Service: No.10 letter to Brittan PS (“Scrutiny of Departmental running costs 1981”) [MT ongoing concerns] [declassified 2013]
82 Feb 15 Mo Major Civil Service: Jenkin minute to Brittan (“Scrutiny of Departmental running costs”) [declassified 2013]
82 Feb 22 Mo Major Civil Service: Baroness Young letter to Brittan (“Scrutiny of Departmental running costs”) [declassified 2013]
82 Feb 22 Mo Major Civil Service: Whitelaw PS letter to Brittan PS (“Scrutiny of Departmental running costs”) [declassified 2013]
82 Feb 23 Tu Major Civil Service: Efficiency Unit briefing for MT (“Presentation on control of staff and non-staff running costs, large dining room, 5 00pm, Wednesday 24 February”) [MT-Heseltine-Brittan joint presentation] [declassified 2013]
82 Mar 5 Fr Major Civil Service: No.10 minute to MT (“Scrutiny of Departmental running costs”) [MT advised against her request for breakdown of figures by Department] [declassified 2013]
82 Mar 12 Fr Major Civil Service: Rayner minute to MT (“Departmental running costs”) [“key question is how to get the official machine… to take the scrutiny… seriously”] [declassified 2013]
82 Mar 15 Mo Major Civil Service: No.10 minute to Treasury (“Departmental running costs”) [MT request to Heyhoe to supervise scrutiny on her behalf] [declassified 2013]
82 Mar 16 Tu Major Civil Service: No.10 letter to Efficiency Unit (Heseltine minute on Departmental running costs) [declassified 2013]
82 Mar 19 Fr Major Civil Service: Fowler letter to Brittan (“Departmental budgeting system”) [declassified 2013]
82 Jul 26 Mo Major Civil Service: Rayner letter to Brittan (“Annual scrutiny of Departmental running costs”) [declassified 2013]
82 Aug 5 Th Major Civil Service: Brittan minute to MT (“Scrutiny of Departmental running costs”) [declassified 2013]
82 Nov 17 We Major Civil Service: Brittan letter to Whitelaw (“Scrutiny of Departmental running costs”) [declassified 2013]
83 Feb 25 Fr Major Civil Service: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (“Multi-department review of running costs”) [MT keen to see practical outcomes] [declassified 2013]
83 Mar 29 Tu Major Civil Service: Tebbit letter to Brittan (scrutiny of Departmental running costs) [declassified 2013]