Scope and Contents Papers mainly relating to recommendations made in the White Paper 'The Conduct of Local Authority Business: the government response to the Report of the Widdicombe Committee of Inquiry' in the run up to the publication of the Local Government and Housing Bill in February 1989. Includes: copy of the white paper 'The Conduct of Local Authority Business', July 1988; Local Government Information Unit (LGIU) briefings for the Queen's Speech debate on legislation due to be announced by the...

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Mainly contains correspondence with trade unions (GMB, NUPE and NALGO) and the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust concerning funding to employ a researcher to assist with Blunkett's new role as shadow spokesperson for local government and the poll tax. Also includes correspondence with Jack Cunningham, Labour Spokesperson on the Environment, concerning the financial position of Brent Council, and Labour's policy on water privatisation.

Scope and Contents Correspondence with officials at the Department of the Environment relating to local government issues. Includes correspondence with David Marsh, Michael Portillo and John Redwood as Ministers for Local Government and Inner Cities. Subjects include: trading profits and block borrowing approval in relation to Sheffield City Council; restrictions on elected members and local government officers under the Local Government and Housing Act; implementation of the poll tax; urban regeneration...