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Cabinet Office: Departmental Responsibilities

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 10 January 2025UIN 21066

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Qs8 and 17 of the oral evidence given by the Permanent Secretary to the Cabinet Office to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee on 4 December 2024, HC 463, if he will list each of the 40 distinct groups within the Cabinet Office.

Answered by Georgia Gould

As of December 2024, there were 37 established business units within the Cabinet Office. This number will change following recent Machinery of Government changes. .

CABINET OFFICE BUSINESS UNITS (as at 19 Dec 2024)

NO 10 AND DELIVERY GROUP

Prime Minister's Office

Mission Delivery Unit

SECRETARIATS, SECURITY AND PARLIAMENT

National Security Secretariat

Economic and Domestic Secretariat

Borders

Propriety and Constitution Group

Government in Parliament

Joint Intelligence Organisation

Government Security Function

UK Security Vetting

European Relations Secretariat

GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS

Government Digital Service

Central Digital and Data Office

Government Communication Service

Government Commercial and Grants Function

Public Sector Fraud Authority

Infrastructure and Projects Authority

Office of Government Property

Government People Group

Government People Group - Government Recruitment Service

Public Sector Reform and Efficiency

CORPORATE SERVICES

CO Operating Officer Office

Office for Veterans' Affairs

CO People and Places

CO Strategy, Finance, and Performance

CO HMT Commercial

CO Digital

CO Strategy Directorate

INQUIRY RESPONSE

Public Inquiry Response Unit

Infected Blood Inquiry - Response Team

OFFICE FOR EQUALITY AND OPPORTUNITY

Office for Equality and Opportunities

INDEPENDENT

Intelligence and Security Committee

Grenfell Inquiry

Infected Blood Inquiry

Covid Inquiry

Civil Service Commission

Office of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists

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