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am sending a note of In a separate envelope, as promised, Iimpa ctlevents or possiblePositive and negative public icularly in the part se, cour announcements or decisions. Of est public profile high the ty, bili Home Office areas of responsi But the note problems are often the least predictable. and opportunities represents our best assessment of problems n - but I shall - just until Easter. I hardly need stress agai its circulation how sensitive this material is, how limited information that t rtan and indeed use should be and how impo used to be not ld shou ons provided for presentational reas intervene in policy matters. able: if you decide I hope that the layout of the note is suit d let me know. on changes for future notes perhaps you coul

ROBIN HARRIS

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- 3 FEB 84

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Positive= PositivePublicImpact;Negative= NegativePublic Impact.

A.

Major Interdepartmental Events/Announcements/Issues Positiveor Negative 1. DirectBroadcastingby Satellite(DBS) (withDTI): can a viable scheme involvingthe BBC, IndependentTelevisionand UNISAT be worked out? [Decision likelyto be necessarywithin weeks.] Poitive and/orNegative 1. GreenhamCommon "Peace-Camp"(with MoD, DoT, Law Officers): possiblemove throughcivil action in the courts to remove the Greenhamwomen E? end March. Local authoritiesto be engaged before then if action to go ahead.1 ProbPblyNeaative "Streamlining the Cities" (with DoE): emergingimplicationsfor Home Office of direct controlover policeand fire (cashand staff) and quest for savings in the Metropolitanareas [continuing]. "No-Passport Excursions"(with FC0): possiblefailureto reach agreementwith the Frenchabout their continuation[continuing].

B.

Home Office Events/Announcements/Issues Positive Possibleinitiativeto help black businessmen. [? Around Easter.] Publicationcf CriminalJusticeWorking Paper: showingstrategvon sentencfng courts etc [? April]. Publicationof green Paper on IntermittentCustody. use of "weekend"imorisonment [? March]. Publicationof Crime Figuresfor l98?: should show fall in recordedcr me - thou.gn not in all categoriessome of which may 'beup [publication15 Mareh]. Positiveor Negative 1. "Glue Snifft -": decisionon whether to create an offenceof supplyingsolvents if kryiwnthat th,-glue to be used for sniffing. [Some publicannouncementbefore Easter likely.] 1

• Negative Routineuse of policecells for prisoners: problemsin fulfillingobjective of ending this. [February.] Possibledebateon amendmenton 18R materialat Reportof Video RecordingsBill. .[? end of March.] of police officerspossibly PoliceBill issues: particularlylegal representation leadingto wider criticismof police complaintsprocedure. [February/March.] CRE Reporton ImmigrationControl: criticalof work of immigrationserviceand, by implication,Governmentpolicy [may leak in advance: publicationnot imminent.] Devenportand the ForensicService: implicationof criticismof Mr Devonport's evidencein case of Bruce Lee's convictionfor arson as far as other previousfire cases are concernedcould be wide-ranging. Previousfire cases now being reviewed. [Alreadyknown by Jack Ashley MP. S of S before Select Committeeon PCA on 14 February.] for immigrationcontrol of likely adversedecisionby the ECHR Implications present "husbandscases" there. [Hearinglikely to begin in the in Strasbourg at Spring. But no decisionlikely until Autumn.] Proposeddeportationof the Pireirafamily [tWaing very uncertain;probably beforeEaster].

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1 publication thought that you might find the attached list of reasons. dates of interest for obvious

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To all Assistant Under-Secretaries

Copies to:

Private Secretaries Mr Caffarey Deputy Under-Secretaries Mr Mower Mr R Harris

PARLIAMENTARY PUBLICATIONS 1984

I attach a revised provisional timetable for the publication of our parliamentary papers this year taking into account the responses to Miss Rogerson's note of 6th January. Should it become necessary to alter a proposed publication date I shoula be grateful if you would let Parliamentary Section and Public RelationE Branch know as soon as possible.

T. C. MORRIS Parliamentary Clerk

7th Februa

1984

• Provisional timetable for nublishin annual parliamentary eters in 1984 Paper

Date for

rovision

of copy

Publication date (which should normally be a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday)

Report of the Police Complaints Board 1983 (Act)

Mid-March

11th April

Control of Immigration Statistics 1983 (Cmnd.)

Early March

24th - 27th April

Report on the Work of the Prison Department 1983 (Cmnd.)

Late April

31st May

Report of H.M Chief Inspector of Prisons 1983 (Act)

Early May

5th June

Report of the Parole Board 1983 (Act)

Early May

6th June

Report of the Charity Arranged by the Commissioners fo?Charity Commission z,nglandand Wales 1983 (Act)

13th June

Arranged by Metropolitan Report of the Commissioner of Police Police office of the Metropolis -1983 (Cmnd.)

20th June

Report of the Equal Opportunities Commission 1983 (Act)

Arranged by EOC27th

Church Commissioners' Annual Report 1983 (Measure)

Arranged by Church Commissioners

June

3rd July

• Paper

Date for provision of cor7

Publication d7.te (which should normal-17 be a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursc'.'v)

Report of the Commission for Racial Eauality 1983 (Act)

Arranged by CRE3rd

July

Redundant Churches Fund Annual Report and Accounts 1983 (Measure)

Arranged by Church3rd Commissioners

July

Report of the Gaming Board 1933 (Act)

Late May

10th July

Report of H.M Chief Early June Inspector of Constabulary 1983 (Act)

11th July

Annual Report and Early June Accounts ol the Broadcasting Complaints Commission (Act)

12th July

Statistics of Experiments on Living Animals 1983 (Cmnd.)

Early June

17th July

Report of H.M Chief Inspector of Fire Service51983 (Cmnd.)

Early June

18th July

I.B.A. Report and Accounts 1983 (Act)

Arranged by I.B.A.

19th July

Tables of Persons acquiring British citizenship 1983 (Cmnd.)

Early July

8th August

Prison Statistics England and Wales 1983 (Cmnd.)

Mid JulyEnd

Criminal Statistics 1983 (Cmnd.)

17th August18th

Auzust

September

• Date fc- rr-1,Jision of copy

Publication date (which should normally be a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday)

Betting Licensing Statistics Great Britain June 1983 - May 1984

(Issued as a Statistical Bulletin)

17th October

Welsh Fourth Channel Authority's Report and Accounts 1983 (Act)

Arranged by W.F.C.A.

6th November

Report of the Horserace Betting Levy Board 1983 (Act)

Arranged by H.B.L.B.

21st November

B.B.C. Handbook Incorporating Report and Accounts 1983 (Charter)

Arranged by B.B.C.

29th November

Report and Accounts of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board 1983 (Cmnd.)

Early November

4th December