The Cabinet Office, What
Is It And What Role Does It Play:
- Make sure each part of government are communicating with each other via phone, email or in person
- Decisions are made by ministers e.g Boris Johnson
- Cabinet minister organise things which actual ministers cannot
- Minutes are recorded and they can “not” record in case they are told
- Try to make government work
- Co-ordinate policies
- Replace dog fights
Cabinet
Secretary, What Does He Do:
- So far it has only been a male
- Not in the public spotlight, usually someone who is very clever but may not like public speaking
- A job for life, non-partisan
- Top civil servant in the country, a very powerful man
- Appointed by the PM on advice of last cabinet secretary
- Set up after the Battle of Somme
- Most powerful but not elected
- They want to the PM to have a mentor-mentee relationship by introducing them to important things as soon as they step into 10 Downing Street
- Ensure that the PMs decisions are carried out.