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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 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]
85 May 14 Tu Major Community Charge: Jenkin paper circulated to E(LF) - E(LF) (85) 1 ("Local Government Finance Studies: Introductory and Specification Reports") [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Apr 12 Fr Major Community Charge: Jenkin speech in Liskeard (local government finance)
85 Apr 25 Th Minor Community Charge: John Patten letter to Kenneth Baker ("Abolition: Voluntary Bodies A Trust for London") [supports his proposal] [released Dec 2014]
85 May 7 Tu Minor Community Charge: Joseph letter to Jenkin ("New burdens on local government") [adds to list] [released Dec 2014]
85 May 14 Tu Major Community Charge: Joseph paper circulated to E(LF) - E(LF) (85) 2 ("Local Government Finance and Education") [declassified Dec 2014]
85 May 15 We Minor Community Charge: Kenneth Baker letter to Patrick Jenkin ("Local Government Bill: Lords Amendments") [decisions on amendments carried against government] [released Dec 2014]
85 May 16 Th Key Community Charge: Lawson paper circulated to E(LF) - E(LF) (85) 3 ("Local Government Finance Studies") ["the proposal for a poll tax would be completely unworkable and politically catastrophic"] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Apr 19 Fr Major Community Charge: Letwin minute for Addison ("Leader of the Association of District Councils") [MT should grant request to see him; "essential to carry Conservative opinion"] [released Dec 2014]
85 Apr 19 Fr Major Community Charge: Letwin minute for Addison ("Local Authority Capital Spending: Audit Commission Report") [in line with Waldegrave proposals for "one, simple control of net borrowing ... absolute freedom for local authorities to raise and spend money on capital projects as they see fit"] [released Dec 2014]
85 Apr 15 Mo Major Community Charge: Letwin minute for MT ("Abolition of GLC: Trust for voluntary bodies") [supports Baker proposal - "sensible method of defusing what could otherwise turn into a nasty revolt"] [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 8 We Minor Community Charge: Lord Gowrie letter to Kenneth Baker ("Abolition: provisions to encourage cooperation") [strongly approves] [released Dec 2014]
85 Apr 3 We Minor Community Charge: Lord Gowrie letter to Kenneth Baker ("Abolition: Voluntary Bodies: A Trust for London") [need to take account of arts] [released Dec 2014]
85 May 1 We Minor Community Charge: Lord Gowrie letter to Patrick Jenkin ("EC Acquired Rights Directive and the South Bank") [issues arising from GLC abolition] [released Dec 2014]
85 Apr 2 Tu Key Community Charge: Lord Rothschild letter to Robin Butler ("Local Authority Finance") ["The Community Charge is, I believe, a winner. But I am nervous lest it is accidentally or deliberately misinterpreted, for example: 'Tories hit the poor again'"] [released Dec 2014]
85 Apr 23 Tu Minor Community Charge: Lord Rothschild letter to Robin Butler (study of community charge in Cambridgeshire) [seeks contact with Inland Revenue] [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 Apr 4 Th Major Community Charge: MT letter to Lord Rothschild (thanks for report on Local Authority Finance) ["Your contribution ... has had precisely the effect which I hoped for. ... fresh eye ... incisive approach ... I hope that you will keep a fatherly eye on the infant's development"] [released Dec 2014]
85 May 10 Fr Minor Community Charge: Nick Ridley letter to Peter Rees ("Capital expenditure by local authority bus, airport and port undertakings") [ways to introduce private capital] [released Dec 2014]