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1985 Jan 1 - 1985 May 31
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1559
Local Government (Relations with central government, organisation & finance; beginning of Community Charge) (Part 25)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 425
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85 Feb 5 Tu Major Community Charge: Patrick Jenkin minute to MT ("Widdicombe Inquiry into Local Government Practices and Procedures") [agreement on terms of proposed inquiry] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 19 Tu Major Community Charge: Patrick Jenkin minute to Peter Rees (Widdicombe Inquiry) [terms of reference] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 25 Mo Major Community Charge: Patrick Jenkin minute to MT ("Inquiry into Local Government Practices and Procedures") [proposed members] [released Dec 2014]
85 Mar 10 Su Major Community Charge: Patrick Jenkin paper ("London Boroughs Forum") [perceived need for a body "speaking for London" on planning and land issues] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 18 Mo Major Community Charge: Patrick Jenkin minute to Willie Whitelaw ("Rate Limitation: Finalisation of Rate Limits for Rating Authorities") [change in limits] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 11 Mo Major Community Charge: Patrick Jenkin minute to Willie Whitelaw ("Rate Limitation: Finalisation of Rate Limits for Rating Authorities") [decisions to be made] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 12 Tu Major Community Charge: Peter Rees minute to Patrick Jenkin ("Rate Limitation: Finalisation of Present Limits for Precepting Authorities") [situation in Hackney] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 18 Mo Major Community Charge: Patrick Jenkin minute to Peter Rees ("Rate Limitation: Finalisation of Limits for Rating Authorities") [need for adequate controls to prevent authorities budgeting for a deficit] [released Dec 2014]
85 Mar 19 Tu Major Community Charge: Patrick Jenkin minute to MT ("Local Government Bill: London") [meetings with Goodhart and Greengross on GLC abolition] [released Dec 2014]
85 Mar 24 Su Major Community Charge: Patrick Jenkin minute to MT (Widdicombe Committee) [possible additional member] [released Dec 2014]
85 Mar 27 We Major Community Charge: Leon Brittan minute to Patrick Jenkin ("Abolition: Voluntary Bodies: A Trust for London") [Baker's idea is an imaginative one] [released Dec 2014]
85 Mar 19 Tu Major Community Charge: Kenneth Baker minute to Patrick Jenkin ("Abolition: Voluntary Bodies: A Trust for London") [aimed at providing reassurance about the future of voluntary bodies] [released Dec 2014]
85 Mar 15 Fr Major Community Charge: Michael Havers minute to Patrick Jenkin ("Abolition: Counter Obstruction") [legal difficulties associated with surcharges] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 11 Fr Major Community Charge: Jenkin PS minute to Andrew Turnbull ("Publicity on Obstruction and Illegal Action by Local Authorities") [draft speaking notes] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 11 Fr Major Community Charge: Andrew Turnbull minute to Jenkin PS ("Inquiry into Local Government Practices and Procedures") [Widdicombe's appointment] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 23 We Major Community Charge: Andrew Turnbull minute to Jenkin PS ("Inquiry into Local Government Practices and Procedures") [possible members] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 4 Mo Major Community Charge: Andrew Turnbull minute to Jenkin PS (Widdicome Committee) [terms of reference] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 20 We Major Community Charge: Andrew Turnbull minute to Jenkin PS ("Local Government Finance") [MT suggests a seminar be arranged at Chequers to discuss ideas] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 2 We Major Community Charge: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT (Inquiry into Local Government Practices) [possible members, chairman] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 10 Th Major Community Charge: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT ("Inquiry into Local Government Practice and Procedures") [Widdicombe proposed as chairman] [released Dec 2014]