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PREM19/1040
Government machinery (Ministerial responsibility for scrutiny of future proposed power of entry)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2013 Aug 1
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 48
Themes: Security services & intelligence, Executive, Civil liberties, Law & order

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Date Value Title
82 Oct 6 We Major Government machinery: Cabinet Office minute to MT (Ministerial Scrutiny of Powers of Entry) [Cabinet Office proposal to transfer responsibilities from Solicitor General to Home Office] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Oct 6 We Major Government machinery: Cabinet Office minute to MT (Ministerial Scrutiny of Powers of Entry) [further background to the Cabinet Office proposal to transfer responsibilities from Solicitor General to Home Office] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Oct 14 Th Major Government machinery: Solicitor General minute to MT ("Scrutiny of New Powers of Entry") [reaction to Cabinet Office proposal to transfer his responsibilities to Home Office] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Oct 14 Th Major Government machinery: Solicitor General minute to MT ("Ministerial Scrutiny of Powers of Entry") [Cabinet Office proposal to transfer responsibilities from Solicitor General to Home Office: notification to No.10 that Percival unhappy with proposal] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Nov 16 Tu Major Government machinery: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("Scrutiny of New Powers of Entry") [background to amended proposal to transfer responsibilities from Solicitor General to Home Office] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Dec 2 Th Major Government machinery: Solicitor General letter to MT ("Scrutiny of New Powers of Entry") [reaction to Cabinet Office amendment to proposal for transfer of responsibilities to Home Office] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Dec 2 Th Major Government machinery: No.10 minute to MT ("Scrutiny of New Powers of Entry") [background to amended proposal to transfer responsibilities from Solicitor General to Home Office] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Dec 8 We Major Government machinery: No.10 letter to Home Office ("Scrutiny of New Powers of Entry") [papers for MT meeting with Brittan, Havers & Armstrong: proposed transfer of responsibilities from Solicitor General to Home Office] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Dec 13 Mo Major Government machinery: No.10 letter to Cabinet Office ("Scrutiny of New Powers of Entry") [MT to revive proposal to transfer responsibilities from Solicitor General to Home Office] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Dec 13 Mo Major Government machinery: No.10 letter to Law Officers' Department ("Scrutiny of New Powers of Entry") [MT decides against transfer of responsibilities from Solicitor General to Home Office] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jun 20 Mo Major Government machinery: Attorney General letter to Brittan ("Scrutiny of New Powers of Entry") ["I consider that the time for a change has now come and I propose that your Department should take on this function"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jun 22 We Major Government machinery: Cabinet Office letter to Home Office (Scrutiny of New Powers of Entry) [endorsement of proposed new arrangements] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jul 8 Fr Major Government machinery: Brittan letter to Attorney General ("Scrutiny of New Powers of Entry") ["I should be very ready... for the Home Office to take this on"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jul 20 We Major Government machinery: Lord Advocate PS letter to No.10 ("Scrutiny of New Powers of Entry") ["The Scottish Law Officers... agree... that the procedures proposed by Sir Robert Armstrong are now more appropriate"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jul 21 Th Major Government machinery: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("Scrutiny of New Powers of Entry") ["The Attorney General has now proposed that the responsibility should be transferred to a Home Office Minister"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jul 22 Fr Major Government machinery: No.10 letter to Attorney General's Office ("Scrutiny of New Powers of Entry") [MT "content that the responsibility... should now be transferred to the Home Office"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jul 26 Tu Major Government machinery: Scottish Office letter to No.10 (Scrutiny of New Powers of Entry) [Scotland] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jul 27 We Major Government machinery: Legal Secretary to the Lord Advocate letter to No.10 ("Scrutiny of New Powers of Entry") [Scotland] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Aug 3 We Major Government machinery: Cabinet Office letter to No.10 ("Scrutiny of Powers of Entry") ["new detailed procedures for Ministerial scrutiny of proposals to create or re-enact powers of entry in legislation"] [declassified Aug 2013]