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1987 Aug 3 - 1987 Nov 12
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/2307
Local Government (Future of the rating system; rating revaluation; Community Charge) (Part 8)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Feb 19
Classification: Secret
Page count: 262
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87 Nov 10 Tue Community Charge: Lawson minute to MT ("Community Charge: Transition") [revised Ridley proposals "still leave us exposed to unacceptable political risks"] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Sep 28 Mon Community Charge: Nicholas Ridley minute to Willie Whitelaw ("Rates Reform Bill") [legislation to abolish domestic rates, introduce community, recast non-domestic rating and grant arrangements] [released Feb 2016]
87 Aug 3 Mon Community Charge: Malcolm Rifkind minute to Nicholas Ridley ("Community Charge Exemptions") ["severely mentally handicapped", residents of care homes, students] [released Feb 2016]
87 Sep 9 Wed Community Charge: Malcolm Rifkind minute to Nicholas Ridley ("Rates Reform: Crown Property") [scope of contributions in lieu of rates] [released Feb 2016]
87 Sep 24 Thu Community Charge: Malcolm Rifkind minute to MT ("Students and the Community Charge") [definition of students] [released Feb 2016]
87 Sep 24 Thu Community Charge: Malcolm Rifkind minute to John Moore ("Community Charge Exemptions") ["severely mentally handicapped" in Scotland] [released Feb 2016]
87 Sep 22 Tue Community Charge: Nicholas Ridley minute to George Younger ("Rate Reform: Crown Property") [liability of service personnel living in Crown property] [released Feb 2016]
87 Nov 9 Mon Community Charge: Nicholas Ridley minute to George Younger ("Rate Reform: Crown Property") [liability of service personnel living in Crown property] [released Feb 2016]
87 Sep 14 Mon Community Charge: George Younger minute to Nicholas Ridley ("Rate Reform: Crown Property") [liability of service personnel living in Crown property] [released Feb 2016]
87 Sep 9 Wed Community Charge: Nicholas Ridley minute to John Major ("Non-Domestic Rate Pool") [obligations to pay into the pool] [released Feb 2016]
87 Aug 6 Thu Community Charge: Nicholas Ridley minute to MT ("Transfer of Rating Responsibility to the Secretary of State for Wales") [seeking approval for transfer of delegated functions] [released Feb 2016]
87 Aug 11 Tue Community Charge: Nicholas Scott minute to Nicholas Ridley ("Rate and Community Charge Rebates: Uprating of Income Support") [complications around timetabling, phasing in arrangements, and national social security systems] [released Feb 2016]
87 Aug 11 Tue Community Charge: Nigel Lawson minute to Nicholas Ridley ("Effects of Domestic Revaluation") [proposals for a new study] [released Feb 2016]
87 Aug 10 Mon Community Charge: Ian Lang minute to Nicholas Ridley ("Rate and the Community Charge Rebates: Uprating of Income Support") [need to demonstrate fairness of the package of reforms] [released Feb 2016]
87 Aug 8 Sat Community Charge: Michael Howard minute to MT ("Community Charge - Transitional Arrangements") [how the new system will work] [released Feb 2016]
87 Nov 10 Tue Community Charge: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("Community Charge: Transitional Arrangements") [choose to continue dual running or allow as many authorities to go straight to Charge in 1990] [released Feb 2016]
87 Oct 23 Fri Community Charge: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("Community Charge: Transition") [proposal to allow authorities a shorter transition period or opt out of dual running] [released Feb 2016]
87 Oct 30 Fri Community Charge: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("The Community Charge: Social Security Compensation Arrangements") [basis for uprating income-related benefits during transition period] [released Feb 2016]
87 Nov 12 Thu Community Charge: Willie Whitelaw minute to Nicholas Ridley ("Rates Reform Bill") [timetable for getting the legislation ready] [released Feb 2016]
87 Sep 29 Tue Community Charge: Willie Whitelaw minute to Nicholas Ridley ("Rates Reform Bill") [problems with rating system and transitional arrangements] [released Feb 2016]