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1984 May 21 - 1985 Nov 20
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1429
Civil Service (Assassination and death in service: policy on compensation for civil servants' families)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 110
Any docs withheld? 24

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84 Jun 20 We Major Civil Service: Charles Powell minute to MT ("The late Kenneth Whitty") [MT pushes for a better compensation deal for dependants, including assurance of education costs] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Jul 6 Fr Major Civil Service: Charles Powell minute to MT ("The late Kenneth Whitty") [MT objects to level of compensation, which she considers indequate, and calls for review of system] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Oct 25 Th Major Civil Service: No.10 letter to Rees PS (Kenneth Whitty: compensation for dependants) [details of award calculation] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 9 Fr Major Civil Service: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Charles Powell ("The late Kenneth Whitty") [assassination & death in service; compensation for widow] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 23 Fr Major Civil Service: Robin Butler minute to MT ("The late Kenneth Whitty") [assassination & death in service; MT taking close interest in calculation of compensation for widow] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 17 Mo Major Civil Service: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Robin Butler ("The late Kenneth Whitty") [assassination & death in service: compensation for widow] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 24 Mo Major Civil Service: No.10 letter to Peter Rees PS ("The late Kenneth Whitty") [assassination & death in service: compensation for widow; MT concern that "no allowance for future inflation appears to have been made"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Jan 8 Tu Major Civil Service: No.10 letter to the British Council ("The late Kenneth Whitty") [assassination & death in service: compensation for dependants; case brought to MT's attention] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Mar 27 We Major Civil Service: Rees minute to MT ("Assassination and Death in Service") [views on FCO/Treasury report's recommendations & further options] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Apr 4 Th Major Civil Service: George Younger minute to MT ("Assassination and Death in Service") ["The question of the benefits payable to the dependants... is emotive, and changes made in one scheme for particular circumstances... tend to have a ripple effect. The problem of where and how to stop..."] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Apr 4 Th Major Civil Service: Howe minute to MT ("Assassination and Death in Service") [objection to Rees minute being sent to MT prematurely before FCO/Treasury bilateral discussions concluded; comments on officials' report & thoughts on way forward] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Apr 11 Th Major Civil Service: Lord Hailsham letter to Peter Rees ("Assassination and Death in Service") [proposed extension to definition of 'outrage' to cover any judges murdered in the line of duty] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Apr 13 Sa Major Civil Service: Robin Butler minute to MT ("Compensation For Civil Servants Killed By Terrorists") [proposed amendments; summary of matters for decision; effect of inflation] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Apr 16 Tu Major Civil Service: No.10 letter to Peter Rees PS ("The Late Kenneth Whitty") [assassination and death in service: treatment of future inflation in calculating compensation payments] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Apr 16 Tu Major Civil Service: No.10 letter to Peter Rees PS ("Assassination and Death in Service") [MT in favour of increasing maximum pension for widows & highlights need to address effect of inflation on compensation payments] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Apr 17 We Major Civil Service: Heseltine minute to MT ("Assassination and Death in Service") [benefits payable to dependants; comments on Rees proposals] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Apr 18 Th Major Civil Service: Patrick Jenkin minute to MT (Assassination and Death in Service: benefits payable to dependants) ["I share... [Peter Rees'] concern about the suggestion that longer-term benefits might also be improved"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 May 14 Tu Major Civil Service: Lord Hailsham PS letter to No.10 ("Assassination and Death in Service") [MT queries regarding Criminal Injuries Compensation Board calculations] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Nov 15 Fr Major Civil Service: Ian Gow minute to MT ("Assassination and Death or Injury in Service") [improvements to compensation provisions for the dependants of public servants] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Nov 19 Tu Major Civil Service: Nigel Wicks minute to MT ("Assassination and Death or Injury in Service") [summary of outcomes from interdepartmental review into compensation provisions for dependants of civil servants killed by terrorists] [declassified Dec 2014]