1987 Mar 3 - 1987 Jul 30
Prime Ministerial Private Office files
PREM19/2300
Local Government (Relations with central government, organisation & finance) (Part 32)
| Document type: | File list item |
|---|---|
| Source: | TNA, PREM19 series |
| Release date: | 2016 Oct 31 |
| Classification: | Secret |
| Page count: | 325 |
| Any docs withheld? |
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| Date |
Value |
Title |
|---|---|---|
| 87 Jul 30 Th | Major | Local Government: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT (public expenditure: local authorities) [proposed changes to planning & control systems in line with introduction of community charge] [declassified Oct 2016] |
| 87 Jul 23 Th | Major | Local Government: Whitelaw letter to Ridley ("A 'stop' power for the District Auditor") [comments on Ridley "proposals for inclusion in the Local Government Bill"] [declassified Oct 2016] |
| 87 Jul 23 Th | Major | Local Government: Edwards PS letter to No.10 ("RSG Settlement Announcement") [Rate Support Grant 88/89: announcement to Parliament] [declassified Oct 2016] |
| 87 Jul 22 We | Major | Local Government: Rifkind PS letter to No.10 ("RSG Settlement Announcement for Scotland") [Rate Support Grant 88/89: announcement to Parliament] [declassified Oct 2016] |
| 87 Jul 22 We | Major | Local Government: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Local Authority Needs Assessment") [main issues] [declassified Oct 2016] |
| 87 Jul 20 Mo | Major | Local Government: Ridley PS letter to No.10 ("RSG Settlement") [Rate Support Grant settlement and Rate Limitation for 1988/89: announcement to Parliament] [declassified Oct 2016] |
| 87 Jul 16 Th | Major | Local Government: Channon letter to Ridley ("Passenger Transport Authorities under the new local government finance regime") [potential problems] [declassified Oct 2016] |
| 87 Jul 15 We | Major | Local Government: Ridley minute to MT ("Local Authority fees and charges") [announcement on enabling powers] [declassified Oct 2016] |
| 87 Jul 10 Fr | Major | Local Government: Ridley PS letter to No.10 ("Reform of local government finance") [detail of action to be taken in response to No.10 request to "put across the case... more effectively"] [declassified Oct 2016] |
| 87 Jul 10 Fr | Major | Local Government: No.10 minute to MT ("1988/89 RSG Settlement") ["The Chancellor feels very strongly that the settlement E(LA) is moving towards would excessive and damaging to the control of public spending"] [declassified Oct 2016] |
| 87 Jul 1 We | Major | Local Government: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("Opting-out of ILEA") [Education Bill; timescale; compulsory break-up of ILEA; issues associated with opting out] [declassified Oct 2016] |
| 87 Jun 29 Mo | Major | Local Government: Ridley letter to Whitelaw ("Non-commercial conditions in local authority contracts: local labour") ["form of words signalling the Government's commitment to the use of local labour in inner city projects"] [declassified Oct 2016] |
| 87 Jun 26 Fr | Major | Local Government: Ridley letter to Major ("A prudential regime for local authorities") [progress report] [declassified Oct 2016] |
| 87 Jun 18 Th | Major | Local Government: Hurd letter to Lady Porter (City of Westminster: proposed dog fouling byelaws) [Government view on the proposals] [declassified Oct 2016] |
| 87 Jun 17 We | Major | Local Government: Ridley letter to Whitelaw ("Local Government Bill") ["This letter deals with the proposed contents of the Bill, and any outstanding policy points"] [declassified Oct 2016] |
| 87 Jun 17 We | Major | Local Government: Ridley letter to Clarke ("Local Government legislation and the 'local employment' issue") ["fully support your policy of trying to secure the maximum benefit for local residents... I would be willing to consider any other means outside the Bill"] [declassified Oct 2016] |
| 87 Jun 16 Tu | Major | Local Government: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Ridley ("Local authority needs assessment") ["arcane and complex"; possible ramifications of reform on community charge bills] [declassified Oct 2016] |
| 87 May 15 Fr | Major | Local Government: No.10 minute to MT ("Sir Jeffrey Sterling") ["largely false" media reports of "Secret £30m GLC sell off"] [declassified Oct 2016] |
| 87 May 14 Th | Major | Local Government: Ridley minute to MT ("MISC 109: Creative accounting and financial prudence") ["where... we stand on tackling the problem of those local authorities who persist in handling their financial affairs irresponsibly"] [declassified Oct 2016] |
| 87 May 11 Mo | Major | Local Government: Rifkind PS letter to No.10 ("Local authority current expenditure 1987-88: grant penalties and selective action") [draft statement to Parliament] [declassified Oct 2016] |