Cabinet Secretary

Home Secretary questioned on civil service appointments

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Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Cabinet Office, Government, Civil Service of the United Kingdom, Public administration, Mark Sedwill, Cabinet Secretary, National Security Adviser, Civil service, FDA, Civil service

Nick Thomas-Symonds MP asked an urgent question on the appointment of senior civil service positions and the news that David Frostis to becomeNational Security Adviser.

Key Points: 
  • Nick Thomas-Symonds MP asked an urgent question on the appointment of senior civil service positions and the news that David Frostis to becomeNational Security Adviser.
  • Last Friday, it was announced that the UK's most senior civil servant, Sir Mark Sedwill, would step down from his positions of Cabinet Secretary and National Security Adviser (NSA) in September.
  • The General Secretary of the senior civil servants' union, the FDA, said that he had been undermined in a "cowardly" way, as reports of tensions emerged.
  • He said that it was an appointment for the Prime Minister to decide, and that the First Civil Service Commissioner had agreed the NSArolecould be seen "as a political rather than necessarily civil service appointment", describing the position as akin to a "special envoy".

Home Secretary questioned on civil service appointments

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Cabinet Office, Government, Civil Service of the United Kingdom, Public administration, Mark Sedwill, Cabinet Secretary, National Security Adviser, Civil service, FDA, Civil service

Nick Thomas-Symonds MP asked an urgent question on the appointment of senior civil service positions and the news that David Frostis to becomeNational Security Adviser.

Key Points: 
  • Nick Thomas-Symonds MP asked an urgent question on the appointment of senior civil service positions and the news that David Frostis to becomeNational Security Adviser.
  • Last Friday, it was announced that the UK's most senior civil servant, Sir Mark Sedwill, would step down from his positions of Cabinet Secretary and National Security Adviser (NSA) in September.
  • The General Secretary of the senior civil servants' union, the FDA, said that he had been undermined in a "cowardly" way, as reports of tensions emerged.
  • He said that it was an appointment for the Prime Minister to decide, and that the First Civil Service Commissioner had agreed the NSArolecould be seen "as a political rather than necessarily civil service appointment", describing the position as akin to a "special envoy".

Committee to question Lord O'Donnell

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Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Government of the United Kingdom, Government, Fixed-term Parliaments Act, Royal prerogative, Flu pandemic in the United Kingdom, Cabinet Secretary

The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee is to hold the first session of its inquiry on the Fixed term Parliaments Act 2011 (FtPA), which the Government has said it wants to repeal, and will also examine the Governments response to Covid-19, on April 24 2020.

Key Points: 
  • The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee is to hold the first session of its inquiry on the Fixed term Parliaments Act 2011 (FtPA), which the Government has said it wants to repeal, and will also examine the Governments response to Covid-19, on April 24 2020.
  • The session will take evidence from Lord Gus ODonnell, former Cabinet Secretary, and Sir Stephen Laws, former First Parliamentary Counsel.
  • Both witnesses were involved in the origins and production of the FtPA, and Lord ODonnell was Cabinet Secretary during the Swine Flu outbreak in 2009.
  • On the FtPA, PACAC will consider the purposes for which the Act was introduced and its subsequent operation.

Committee to question Lord O'Donnell

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Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Government of the United Kingdom, Government, Fixed-term Parliaments Act, Royal prerogative, Flu pandemic in the United Kingdom, Cabinet Secretary

The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee is to hold the first session of its inquiry on the Fixed term Parliaments Act 2011 (FtPA), which the Government has said it wants to repeal, and will also examine the Governments response to Covid-19, on April 24 2020.

Key Points: 
  • The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee is to hold the first session of its inquiry on the Fixed term Parliaments Act 2011 (FtPA), which the Government has said it wants to repeal, and will also examine the Governments response to Covid-19, on April 24 2020.
  • The session will take evidence from Lord Gus ODonnell, former Cabinet Secretary, and Sir Stephen Laws, former First Parliamentary Counsel.
  • Both witnesses were involved in the origins and production of the FtPA, and Lord ODonnell was Cabinet Secretary during the Swine Flu outbreak in 2009.
  • On the FtPA, PACAC will consider the purposes for which the Act was introduced and its subsequent operation.

Committee to question Lord O'Donnell

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Government of the United Kingdom, Government, Fixed-term Parliaments Act, Royal prerogative, Flu pandemic in the United Kingdom, Cabinet Secretary

The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee is to hold the first session of its inquiry on the Fixed term Parliaments Act 2011 (FtPA), which the Government has said it wants to repeal, and will also examine the Governments response to Covid-19, on April 24 2020.

Key Points: 
  • The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee is to hold the first session of its inquiry on the Fixed term Parliaments Act 2011 (FtPA), which the Government has said it wants to repeal, and will also examine the Governments response to Covid-19, on April 24 2020.
  • The session will take evidence from Lord Gus ODonnell, former Cabinet Secretary, and Sir Stephen Laws, former First Parliamentary Counsel.
  • Both witnesses were involved in the origins and production of the FtPA, and Lord ODonnell was Cabinet Secretary during the Swine Flu outbreak in 2009.
  • On the FtPA, PACAC will consider the purposes for which the Act was introduced and its subsequent operation.

PACAC to take evidence from Mark Sedwill and John Manzoni

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Monday, March 9, 2020
Government of the United Kingdom, Government, Civil Service of the United Kingdom, Cabinet Secretary, Cabinet Office, Mark Sedwill, Permanent secretary, Civil service, Cabinet of the United Kingdom, Ministerial Code, Cabinet

The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee will take evidence from Sir Mark Sedwill, Cabinet Secretary, and Sir John Manzoni, Civil Service Chief Executive and Permanent Secretary to the Cabinet Office, on Tuesday 10 March.

Key Points: 
  • The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee will take evidence from Sir Mark Sedwill, Cabinet Secretary, and Sir John Manzoni, Civil Service Chief Executive and Permanent Secretary to the Cabinet Office, on Tuesday 10 March.
  • This is likely to include the role of the Cabinet Secretary in resolving disputes and the provisions of the Ministerial Code.
  • The Committee will also ask about the work of the Cabinet Office more broadly.
  • Sir Mark Sedwill KCMG FRGS, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, Cabinet Office

PACAC to take evidence from Mark Sedwill and John Manzoni

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Monday, March 9, 2020
Government of the United Kingdom, Government, Civil Service of the United Kingdom, Cabinet Secretary, Cabinet Office, Mark Sedwill, Permanent secretary, Civil service, Cabinet of the United Kingdom, Ministerial Code, Cabinet

The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee will take evidence from Sir Mark Sedwill, Cabinet Secretary, and Sir John Manzoni, Civil Service Chief Executive and Permanent Secretary to the Cabinet Office, on Tuesday 10 March.

Key Points: 
  • The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee will take evidence from Sir Mark Sedwill, Cabinet Secretary, and Sir John Manzoni, Civil Service Chief Executive and Permanent Secretary to the Cabinet Office, on Tuesday 10 March.
  • This is likely to include the role of the Cabinet Secretary in resolving disputes and the provisions of the Ministerial Code.
  • The Committee will also ask about the work of the Cabinet Office more broadly.
  • Sir Mark Sedwill KCMG FRGS, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, Cabinet Office

PACAC to take evidence from Mark Sedwill and John Manzoni

Retrieved on: 
Monday, March 9, 2020
Government of the United Kingdom, Government, Civil Service of the United Kingdom, Cabinet Secretary, Cabinet Office, Mark Sedwill, Permanent secretary, Civil service, Cabinet of the United Kingdom, Ministerial Code, Cabinet

The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee will take evidence from Sir Mark Sedwill, Cabinet Secretary, and Sir John Manzoni, Civil Service Chief Executive and Permanent Secretary to the Cabinet Office, on Tuesday 10 March.

Key Points: 
  • The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee will take evidence from Sir Mark Sedwill, Cabinet Secretary, and Sir John Manzoni, Civil Service Chief Executive and Permanent Secretary to the Cabinet Office, on Tuesday 10 March.
  • This is likely to include the role of the Cabinet Secretary in resolving disputes and the provisions of the Ministerial Code.
  • The Committee will also ask about the work of the Cabinet Office more broadly.
  • Sir Mark Sedwill KCMG FRGS, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, Cabinet Office

Cabinet Secretary and Civil Service Chief Executive questioned on Brexit preparedness

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Monday, February 25, 2019
Cabinet Office, Civil Service of the United Kingdom, Government of the United Kingdom, Government, Cabinet Secretary, Permanent secretary, John Manzoni, Civil service, Mark Sedwill, Brexit, National Security Adviser, Cabinet of the United Kingdom

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee hear about the plans of the Civil Service as the Brexit deadline nears

Key Points: 
  • On the morning after the latest round of Brexit-related debate and votes in the Commons Chamber, the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee will hear from the Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary and Civil Service Chief Executive on how the Civil Service is preparing for the UKs departure from the EU.
  • Whilst the Prime Minister has continued to emphasise her intention to secure a majority for a negotiated departure, preparations for a no-deal exit are underway across Government.
  • In this session, members of the Committee will question Sir Mark Sedwill (Cabinet Secretary and National Security Adviser) and John Manzoni (Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary and Chief Executive of the Civil Service) about how ready the Civil Service is for a no-deal exit.
  • John Manzoni, Chief Executive of the Civil Service and Permanent Secretary, Cabinet Office

Cabinet Secretary and Civil Service Chief Executive questioned on Brexit preparedness

Retrieved on: 
Monday, February 25, 2019
Cabinet Office, Civil Service of the United Kingdom, Government of the United Kingdom, Government, Cabinet Secretary, Permanent secretary, John Manzoni, Civil service, Mark Sedwill, Brexit, National Security Adviser, Cabinet of the United Kingdom

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee hear about the plans of the Civil Service as the Brexit deadline nears

Key Points: 
  • On the morning after the latest round of Brexit-related debate and votes in the Commons Chamber, the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee will hear from the Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary and Civil Service Chief Executive on how the Civil Service is preparing for the UKs departure from the EU.
  • Whilst the Prime Minister has continued to emphasise her intention to secure a majority for a negotiated departure, preparations for a no-deal exit are underway across Government.
  • In this session, members of the Committee will question Sir Mark Sedwill (Cabinet Secretary and National Security Adviser) and John Manzoni (Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary and Chief Executive of the Civil Service) about how ready the Civil Service is for a no-deal exit.
  • John Manzoni, Chief Executive of the Civil Service and Permanent Secretary, Cabinet Office