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

PREM19/1560
Local Government (Relations with central government, organisation & finance; Chequers meeting on Community Charge) (Part 26)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 369
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85 May 16 Th Major Cabinet: Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(85) 17th (Parliamentary Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Community Affairs, coal industry, Bradford stadium fire) [most confidential record discussion of RPI] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 May 17 Fr Key Community Charge: Redwood and Letwin minute for MT ("Local Government Finance Reform") [DOE 'Specifiction Report' - "a number of unpleasant effects ... Unless some of them can be sorted out this reform is unattractive"] [released Dec 2014]
85 May 17 Fr Major Community Charge: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Local Government Finance Studies: E(LF) (85) 1, 2 and 3") [first opportunity for most ministers to discuss the DOE proposals] [released Dec 2014]
85 May 17 Fr Minor Community Charge: Ibbs minute for MT ("Local government finance and education") [supports Joseph paper for E(LF)] [released Dec 2014]
85 May 20 Mo Key Community Charge: Minutes of Ministerial Sub-Committee on Local Government Finance - E(LF) (85) 1st ("Local Government Finance Studies") [Most confidential record] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 May 20 Mo Minor Community Charge: Jenkin letter to Ridley ("New burdens on local government") [acknowledges imperfections in his list] [released Dec 2014]
85 May 23 Th Minor Community Charge: Lord Advocate letter to Lord Gowrie ("EC Acquired Rights Directive and the South Bank") [backs Havers legal advice on issues arising from GLC abolition] [released Dec 2014]
85 May 23 Th Major Cabinet: Minutes of Full Cabinet - CC(85) 18th (Parliamentary Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Community Affairs, Northern Ireland, local government, unemployment) [declassified Dec 2014]
85 May 28 Tu Major Community Charge: Jenkin letter to Whitelaw ("Local Government Bill") [wants to concede "an advisory/consultative planning body in London"; MT: "Why do we need ANOTHER advisory body?"] [released Dec 2014]
85 May 28 Tu Major Community Charge: Jenkin minute for MT ("Situation report on the setting of rates") ["where we stand regarding obstruction tactics by rate limited and other local authorities"] [released Dec 2014]