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Permanent Secretaries: Accountability

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 20 May 2026UIN 1815

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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Ministers rip up consultation culture, published on 26 March 2026, whether the new accountability framework for Permanent Secretaries will result in a re

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

The new accountability framework for Permanent Secretaries does not change the responsibilities of cabinet ministers.

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