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1983 Mar 1 - 1984 Feb 28
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1250
Government machinery (Promotion of efficiency and elimination of waste: the Scrutiny Programme) (Part 14)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 333
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83 Mar 11 Fr Major Government machinery: No.10 minute to MT ("Rayner Programme") [MT asked to approve Rayner Unit draft responses to Departments in regard to 1983 programme, including scrutinies in which she will take a special interest] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Dec 16 Fr Major Government machinery: No.10 minute to MT ("Review of Civil Service Catering") ["Barney Hayhoe seeks your agreement to a statement"; outside contractors; trading fund; additional investment] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Mar 31 Th Major Government machinery: No.10 minute to MT ("Review of Personnel Work") [MT agrees to request for report's publication with her endorsement, with the caveat that the report's recommendations on poor performance/inefficiency are addressed as a priority] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jul 15 Fr Major Government machinery: No.10 minute to MT (Personnel Work in the Civil Service) [Patrick Jenkin "proposes that we should invite... senior managers from the private sector to look at Civil Service personnel management"] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Mar 1 Tu Major Government machinery: No.10 minute to Younger PS (Policy Statement & Scrutiny Report on Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Schools in Scotland) [clearance of draft Written Answer] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Nov 11 Fr Major Government machinery: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Robin Ibbs, Robert Armstrong, Ian Beesley, Ferdinand Mount, John Redwood) [achieving greater efficiency in the public sector] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Feb 1 We Major Government machinery: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Robin Ibbs, Robert Armstrong, Ian Beesley, John Redwood, Robin Butler) [improving efficiency and effectiveness in the public sector] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 May 16 Mo Major Government machinery: Rayner Unit minute to Cabinet Office ("Rayner Unit and Management Efficiency Group, MPO") ["This minute identifies our current priorities and the work we shall be engaged with in the coming months"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Feb 22 We Major Government machinery: Rayner Unit minute to No.10 (""Times" article on NHS scrutinies") [context of publication; latest position on implementation of recommendations] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Feb 6 Mo Major Government machinery: Rayner Unit minute to No.10 ("Overdue Scrutiny Decisions") [MT "asked... for a list of important scrutinies where recommendations have not been implemented... The most urgent are those in the NHS"] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Apr 27 We Major Government machinery: Rayner Unit minute to No.10 ("The Scrutiny Programme: Customs Attendance") [findings & recommendations; Ministers' decisions; Rayner comments; proposed action; publicity] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Apr 22 Fr Major Government machinery: Rayner Unit minute to No.10 ("The Scrutiny Programme: Forensic Science Service") [findings & recommendations; decisions; Rayner comments; proposed action; MT concerns regarding potential constraint on police powers] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Sep 20 Tu Major Government machinery: Rees letter to Gow ("Property Repayment Services (PRS)") [interim report of the Inter-Departmental Committee: recommendations & feedback from Departments] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Nov 24 Th Major Government machinery: Robin Ibbs minute to MT ("The Scrutiny Programme: the General Employment Service") ["This is a scrutiny in which Lord Rayner took a particular interest on your behalf... This service exists to help employers fill vacancies and jobseekers find employment"; results of the scrutiny] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Sep 29 Th Major Government machinery: Robin Ibbs minute to MT (improving efficiency in the public sector) ["Overall... I do not think that the public sector... has yet... [accepted] the importance of value for money"; MT annotation: "I am simply delighted with these proposals" - requests meeting] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Mar 25 Fr Major Government machinery: Tom King minute to MT ("Centrally Co-ordinated Efficiency Exercises 1983") [Department of Environment proposals] [declassified Jan 2014]