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PREM19/3064
Local Government (Future of the rating system: rating revaluation; Community Charge) (Part 17)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 429
Any docs withheld? 2

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90 Mar 29 Thu Local government: Turnbull minute for MT ("Community Charge: the way forward") ["the next moves in the efforts to secure wider acceptance of the Community Charge"] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Mar 25 Sun Local government: No.10 conversation record ("Community Charge") [MT, Major phone conversation: MT - "contrary to earlier expectations, the community charge regime was not bringing about increased accountability...it was necessary to consider radical futher measures"; JM: agrees but states that "important to give no flavour of exactly what possibilities were being looked at"] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Feb 19 Mon Local government: Mills letter to Hunt ("Community Charge: meeting with the Conservative group of the Solihull Council") [ "Each Councillor voiced total disenchantment with the way in which the Community Charge legislation is operating...I do urdge you to meet with us as soon as possible"] [declassified Dec 2016]
90 Mar 16 Fri Community Charge: Chris Patten minute to MT ("The Standard Community Charge") [position of second homeowners] [released Dec 2016]
90 Mar 22 Thu Community Charge: Chris Patten minute to MT ("The Standard Community Charge") [arrangements for applying charge where domestic property is not main residence] [released Dec 2016]
90 Mar 30 Fri Community Charge: Chris Patten minute to MT (capping) [finalising proposals for boroughs] [released Dec 2016]
90 Mar 23 Fri Community Charge: Chris Patten minute to MT ("Community Charge Capping") ["Capping is not an easy option... there are significant political and presentational disadvantages"] [released Dec 2016]
90 Mar 23 Fri Community Charge: Chris Patten minute to Tony Newton ("Community Charge Capping and Local Authorities' Preparedness") [encouraging local authorities to send out bills in time] [released Dec 2016]
90 Mar 29 Thu Community Charge: Chris Patten minute to Geoffrey Howe ("Holiday Caravans: Standard Community Charge and Business Rates") [unique position of caravan owners] [released Dec 2016]
90 Mar 27 Tue Community Charge: Chris Patten minute to Geoffrey Howe ("Holiday Caravans: Standard Community Charge and Business Rates") [legislation to rectify problem in treatment of caravans] [released Dec 2016]
90 Mar 30 Fri Community Charge: Peter Brooke minute to Chris Patten ("General Revaluation in Northern Ireland") [implications of English reforms for Northern Ireland] [released Dec 2016]
90 Mar 28 Wed Community Charge: Peter Walker minute to Chris Patten ("Holiday Caravans: Standard Community Charge and Business Rates") [implications of additional burdens, solutions to industry's concerns] [released Dec 2016]
90 Mar 28 Wed Community Charge: Lord Belstead minute to Chris Patten ("Holiday Caravans: Standard Community Charge and Business Rates") [reluctant to introduce a new, potentially controversial, bill] [released Dec 2016]
90 Mar 29 Thu Community Charge: Malcolm Rifkind minute to Geoffrey Howe ("Holiday Caravans: Standard Community Charge and Business Rates") [proposed approach would require legislation for Scotland] [released Dec 2016]
90 Mar 28 Wed Community Charge: Nicholas Lyell minute to Geoffrey Howe ("Holiday Caravans: Standard Community Charge and Business Rates") [justifiable for legislation to have retrospective effect] [released Dec 2016]
90 Mar 28 Wed Community Charge: No.10 to Lord President's Office ("Holiday Caravans: Standard Community Charge and Business Rates") [MT content for announcement of short bill] [released Dec 2016]
90 Mar 27 Tue Community Charge: Policy Unit minute to Paul Gray ("Holiday Caravans & Standard Community Charge") [announcement of short bill, issue of long-stay hospital patients] [released Dec 2016]
90 Mar 28 Wed Community Charge: Peter Walker minute to MT ("The Standard Community Charge") [lowering of the maximum multiplier] [released Dec 2016]
90 Mar 28 Wed Community Charge: Peter Walker minute to MT ("Community Charge Limitation in Wales") [arrangements should not be introduced for Wales in 1990-91] [released Dec 2016]
90 Mar 28 Wed Community Charge: Peter Walker minute to MT ("Community Charge Limitation in Wales") [English and Welsh councils must be measured on a comparable basis] [released Dec 2016]