The role and status of the Prime Minister’s Office
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
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Inquiry
The status of the Prime Minister’s Office (“Number 10”) is opaque. The gov.uk website description says “the office helps the Prime Minister to establish and deliver the government’s overall strategy and policy priorities, and to communicate the government’s policies to Parliament, the public and international audiences.” Nominally, it is a …
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Recommendations
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Conclusions
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Report
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Oral sessions
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Events
Activity timeline 4 events
21 Sep
2021
2021
9 Jun
2021
2021
Report published
10 Nov
2020
2020
Oral evidence
13 Oct
2020
2020
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 2 sessions
10 Nov 2020
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The role and status of the Prime Minister’s Office
Fiona Hill CBE · Future Resilience Forum
Jonathan Powell
Polly Mackenzie
Prof Sir Geoff Mulgan CBE
Rt Hon Sir John Redwood MP
13 Oct 2020
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The role and status of the Prime Minister’s Office
Alex Thomas · Institute for Government
Dr Catherine Haddon
Dr Patrick Diamond
Reports 1 report · click to expand
| Title | HC No. | Published | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Report - The role and status of the Prime Minister’s Office | HC 67 | 9 Jun 2021 | 9 | Responded |
Recommendations & Conclusions
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Recommendation
Acknowledged
First Report - The role and status…
There should be a clearer delineation between those resources provided to support the Prime Minister...
There should be a clearer delineation between those resources provided to support the Prime Minister and the support for collective government and cross-government activity more generally. (Paragraph 36) Accountability
Government Response
The government describes the existing integrated structure of the Prime Minister's Office and Cabinet Office, notes recent structural changes, and acknowledges there is scope for further consideration and continuous improvement of systems.