Scope and Contents Memoirs of Gavin McCrone and papers connected with his role as a Senior, later Chief Economic Adviser in the Scottish Office, 1971-1980, and his management of two Scottish Office departments: the Industry Department for Scotland, 1980-1987, and the Scottish Development Department, 1987-1992. These are mostly comprised of reports and private background briefing papers for ministers, with some unpublished speech materials. After retiring from the civil service in 1992, McCrone held...

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Previously confidential report on the reform of Scottish local government districts and regions, produced by a committee of Scottish Office officials chaired by Gavin McCrone, head of the Scottish Development Department in the Scottish Office. With note on the report by Professor McCrone, 2021.