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Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 5 June 2026UIN 3764

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 27 April 2026 to Question HL16376 on Government Departments: Bureaucracy, whether new guidance has been issued to the Civil Service on (a) reporting and (b) consultation requireme

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

Yes, we have issued instructions to officials across government.

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