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1989 Jan 6 - 1989 May 31
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/2763
Local Government (Future of the rating system: rating revaluation; Community Charge) (Part 12)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 462
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89 Jun 30 Fri Local Government: Gray minute for MT ("Standard Community Charge arrangements") [Rifkind still resisting] [declassified Dec 2016]
89 May 31 Wed Community Charge: John Major minute to Malcolm Rifkind ("Community Charge Capping in Scotland") [need to act as the situation demands] [released Dec 2016]
89 May 25 Thu Community Charge: Nicholas Ridley minute to Kenneth Baker (Local Authority Associations) [proposals for needs assessments] [released Dec 2016]
89 May 23 Tue Community Charge: Nicholas Ridley minute to John Major (Capping in Scotland) [issue of a precedent being set] [released Dec 2016]
89 May 23 Tue Community Charge: Malcolm Rifkind minute to John Major ("Business Rates in Scotland") [level of contribution from the Reserve] [released Dec 2016]
89 May 22 Mon Community Charge: Registration Officer letter to No 10 ("Community Charge Registration") [form has not been returned] [released Dec 2016]
89 May 19 Fri Community Charge: Paul Gray minute to MT ("Community Charge Capping in Scotland") [danger of authorities getting away with large increases in spending] [released Dec 2016]
89 May 19 Fri Community Charge: Andrew Dulop minute to MT ("Community Charge Capping in Scotland") [selective action would inflame the issue] [released Dec 2016]
89 May 18 Thu Community Charge: Malcolm Rifkind minute to John Major ("Community Charge Capping in Scotland") [increase in local authority spending] [released Dec 2016]
89 May 16 Tue Community Charge: Nicholas Ridley minute to John Major ("Community Charge Capping in Scotland") [use of powers] [released Dec 2016]
89 May 16 Tue Community Charge: Ridley PS minute to Andrew Turnbull ("Community Charge Leaflet") [outcome of the Greenwich case] [released Dec 2016]
89 May 16 Tue Community Charge: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT ("Community Charge Leaflet") [judgment that the leaflet was not misleading] [released Dec 2016]
89 May 16 Tue Community Charge: Patrick Mayhew minute to Nicholas Ridley ("Community Charge Publicity: Leaflet") [presenting the government's case] [released Dec 2016]
89 May 15 Mon Community Charge: John Moore minute to John Major ("Community Charge Capping in Scotland") [increase in charge levels would lead to reductions in rebate entitlement] [released Dec 2016]
89 May 15 Mon Community Charge: Paul Stockton minute to Inspector of Rates ("The Community Charge") [canvass forms] [released Dec 2016]
89 May 11 Thu Community Charge: Inspector of Rates letter to Younger PS ("The Community Charge") [decision on what constitutes main residence] [released Dec 2016]
89 May 11 Thu Community Charge: Treasury minute to EOG2 ("Community Charge Registration Form") [Treasury Chambers and nos. 10-12 Downing Street] [released Dec 2016]
89 May 10 Wed Community Charge: EOG2 minute to Cabinet Office ("Community Charge Registration Form") [Treasury Chambers and nos. 10-12 Downing Street] [released Dec 2016]
89 May 10 Wed Community Charge: Cabinet Office minute to No 10 ("Community Charge Registration Form") [Treasury Chambers and nos. 10-12 Downing Street] [released Dec 2016]
89 May 9 Tue Local Government: Gray minute for Margaret Thatcher ("community charge liability") [line for the press about her personal liability to charge at No.10, Chequers and Dulwich] [declassified Dec 2016]