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Permanent Secretaries: Accountability

Commons · Question 1815 · Tabled 15 May 2026 · Cabinet Office · Official record

Answered 20 May 2026

Question

Asked by James McMurdock

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

Answer

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds, 20 May 2026

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