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Subject
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Type
House of Commons papers
Author
Treasury
Laid on
31 January 2000
Subjects
Cabinet Office; Central Office of Information; Office of Public Service; Appropriation accounts
Commons Library location
CS 232
Date
31 January 2000
Reference
HC 11-XVII 1999/2000
House
House of Commons
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Government proposes to make an order in council to place the former functions of the Office of Public Service within the remit of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and the Code of Practice on Open Government.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Government proposes to make an order in council to place the former functions of the Office of Public Service within the remit of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and the Code of Practice on Open Government.
Asked by
Richard Shepherd
(Conservative)
Answered by
Peter Kilfoyle
(Labour)
Answering body
Cabinet Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
20 July 1999
For answer on
26 July 1999
Answered on
26 July 1999
Mr. Shepherd: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office when the Government propose to make an order in council to place the former
functions of the Office of Public Service within the remit of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and the Code of
Practice on Open Government. [92645]
Mr. Kilfoyle: An order-in-council restoring the Parliamentary Ombudsman's jurisdiction over the part of the Cabinet Office whose
functions were formerly carried out by the Office of Public Service was approved at Her Majesty's Privy Council Meeting on 21 July.
The Order, which will also bring that part of the Cabinet Office within the remit of the Code of Practice on Access to Government
Information, will be laid before the Parliamentary Ombudsman.
Subjects
Disclosure of information; Freedom of information; Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration; Office of Public Service; Statutory instruments
Date
26 July 1999
Reference
92645; 336 c133-4W
House
House of Commons
Type
House of Commons papers
Author
Treasury
Laid on
28 January 1999
Notes
Received 16.02.99; Stats 16.02.99
Subjects
Cabinet Office; Central Office of Information; Office of Public Service; Appropriation accounts
Commons Library location
CS 232
Date
28 January 1999
Reference
HC 1-XVII 1998/99
House
House of Commons
Type
Select Committee reports; House of Commons papers;
Parliamentary committees
Committee
Public Administration Select Committee
Witnesses
Bernard Ingham; Alastair Campbell; Peter Riddell; Lord Wilson of Dinton; Michael White; John Hipwood; Robin Mountfield; Michael Granatt
Subjects
Disclosure of information; Codes of practice; Career development; Journalism; Government information services; Press; Politics and government; Media; Public relations; Government Information and Communication Service; Reviews; Office of Public Service; Efficiency scrutinies
Date
29 July 1998
Reference
HC 770 1997/98
House
House of Commons
Statement on future of the Cabinet Office. [HL 3131].
Statement on future of the Cabinet Office. [HL 3131].
Asked by
Baroness Gould of Potternewton
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Jay of Paddington
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
28 July 1998
Answered on
28 July 1998
Subjects
Central government; Departmental responsibilities; Civil servants; Civil service; Government departments; Management; Public service; Standards; Reorganisation; Departmental coordination; Cabinet Office; Performance and Innovation Unit; Government Chief Scientific Adviser; Civil Service College; Government Information and Communication Service; Office of Public Service; Centre for Management and Policy Studies
Date
28 July 1998
Reference
592 c186-8WA; HL 3131
House
House of Lords
Statement onf the future of the Cabinet Office. (Further information at 317 c918W)
Statement onf the future of the Cabinet Office. (Further information at 317 c918W)
Asked by
Gwyneth Dunwoody
(Labour)
Answered by
Tony Blair
(Labour)
Answering body
Prime Minister
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
27 July 1998
For answer on
28 July 1998
Answered on
28 July 1998
Mrs. Dunwoody: To ask the Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the future of the Cabinet Office. [53365]
The Prime Minister: The Government face many new challenges, and must be ready to operate in new ways to meet them. So, in January,
I asked the Secretary of the Cabinet to review the effectiveness of the centre of Government.
The role of the Cabinet Office has traditionally been to help the Prime Minister and the Government as a whole to reach collective
decisions on Government policy. Since the election, the three principal parts of the centre--my own office, the Cabinet Office and
the Treasury--have worked closely and effectively together, and with other Departments, to take forward the Government's
comprehensive and ambitious policy agenda.
However, Sir Richard Wilson identified a number of weaknesses that need to be addressed. He concluded that the linkage between
policy formulation and implementation need further improvement. He found that cross-departmental issues of policy and service
delivery are often not handled well. He diagnosed a weakness in looking ahead to future opportunities and threats, and in reviewing
the outcome of Government policies and the achievement of Government objectives. Sir Richard confirmed one impression of my own:
that, while the civil service has many outstanding staff, it has not always implemented the best systems to invest in their
development. Sir Richard found that there was scope to improve the performance of the centre of Government in promulgating best
practice and innovation in government and in the corporate management of personnel, IT, Government communications and scientific
advice.
We have already taken some steps to address the weaknesses identified by Sir Richard. The Social Exclusion Unit is an example of our
innovative approach to tackling cross-departmental issues. And the new Cabinet Committee on Public Expenditure, chaired by the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, will play a key role in monitoring Departments' performance in meeting objectives. However, Sir Richard
has identified an important agenda for reform. I can today announce key reforms to address the problems he has identified. Further
details will be announced in the autumn.
First, I propose to merge the Office of Public Service with the rest of the Cabinet Office from today. The main purpose of the
Cabinet Office is to help Departments formulate policy collectively. The main purpose of the Office of Public Service is to help
Departments find ways to improve the implementation and delivery of policies and services on the ground. Yet policy formulation and
delivery are two sides of the same coin. A unified organisation will help ensure that concerns about policy implementation are
properly analysed in the process of developing policy, and help contribute to more effective follow-through when policies are
agreed.
Second, a new Performance and Innovation Unit will be set up in the Cabinet Office. It will complement the Treasury's role in
monitoring Departmental programmes and will have two principal functions. First, it will focus on selected issues that cross
departmental boundaries and propose policy innovations to improve the delivery of the Government objectives. Second, drawing on the
work of the successor to the Committee on Public Expenditure, and other sources, it will select aspects of government policy that
require review, with an emphasis on the better co-ordination and practical delivery of policy and services which involve more than
one public sector body. The Unit will be a resource for policy development for the whole of Government, building on the experience
of the Social Exclusion Unit.
The new Unit will not carry out these roles in isolation from other departments. It will assemble teams from inside and outside the
Civil Service to carry out studies of areas where cross-departmental working needs to be improved, or innovative approaches to
delivery put in place, if the Government's objectives are to be delivered. The first group of projects to be carried out by the Unit
will be announced in the Autumn. They will include studies of the Government's presence in Cities and the Regions, and of how older
people can play a more active role in the community.
Third, I have decided to establish a new Centre for Management and Policy Studies in the Cabinet Office, incorporating a reshaped
Civil Service College. If the modernisation of government is to be successful, and Ministers are to get the support they need in
finding new approaches to policy and its delivery, we will need to ensure that the Civil Service continues to be a learning
organisation, open to new ideas, and that staff at all levels get the training they need. The new Centre will also provide an entry
point at the heart of Government for the best new thinking on current issues and new approaches to management. It will commission
research into innovation in strategy and delivery. It will act as a repository for best practice in the public sector and elsewhere
and be the focus for training the senior civil servants of the future.
Fourth, there needs to be more emphasis on the corporate management of the Civil Service as a whole. My objective is to meet the
corporate objectives of the Government as a whole, rather than just the objectives of individual departments. The reorganisation of
the Cabinet Office will give it a new focus as the corporate headquarters of the Civil Service. Ensuring that there is a coherent
information technology strategy, and that personnel systems deliver the talent needed for modern government, are just two of the
challenges. In order to involve departments in the work of the Cabinet Office as the corporate headquarters of the Civil Service,
the Secretary of the Cabinet will establish a team, including a number of Permanent Secretaries, to act as a Management Board for
the Civil Service. The Head of the Government Information and Communication Service will from now on be located in the Cabinet
Office. The Chief Scientific Adviser to the Government will also work from the Cabinet Office as well as the Department of Trade and
Industry.
So far as possible, the new Cabinet Office needs to be located together. Its main base will continue to be in 70 Whitehall. Plans
are being drawn up to locate the rest of the Office, including the new Performance and Innovation Unit and the Centre for Management
and Policy Studies, in the currently unoccupied accommodation in Admiralty Arch, Ripley House and Kirkland House.
The Cabinet Office will continue to report to me as Prime Minister and Minister for the Civil Service. I will continue to account to
Parliament for matters of collective Cabinet responsibility; the Minister for the Cabinet Office will report to Parliament on the
management of the Civil Service and allied matters and, in particular, will oversee the major programme of reform I am announcing
today.
The aim of this programme is to create a focus for the drive to modernise government to tackle the new challenges it faces. The
broad outline of the programme is clear. A lost of work, and consultation with staff, is now needed to put in place the detail and
implement the measures I have described. Further details will be set out in the Government's White Paper on Better Government, which
will be published in the Autumn.
Subjects
Departmental responsibilities; Civil service; Government departments; Modernisation; Standards; Reorganisation; Departmental coordination; Cabinet Office; Social Exclusion Unit; Performance and Innovation Unit; Office of Public Service
Date
28 July 1998
Reference
53365; 317 c132-4W
House
House of Commons
How many of the reviews currently being undertaken by the Office of Public Service will be published during the Parliamentary recess. [HL2784] - Office of Public Service has no reviews outstanding.
How many of the reviews currently being undertaken by the Office of Public Service will be published during the Parliamentary recess. [HL2784] - Office of Public Service has no reviews outstanding.
Asked by
Baroness Maddock
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Lord McIntosh of Haringey
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
23 July 1998
Answered on
23 July 1998
Subjects
Government departments; Reviews; Office of Public Service
Date
23 July 1998
Reference
592 c122WA
House
House of Lords
To ask the Prime Minister, how many applications for information from (a) his Office and (b) the Office of Public Service have been made since 1st May 1997 under the code of practice on access to Government information; what areas of work the applications covered; and how many applications have...
To ask the Prime Minister, how many applications for information from (a) his Office and (b) the Office of Public Service have been made since 1st May 1997 under the code of practice on access to Government information; what areas of work the applications covered; and how many applications have...
Asked by
Llew Smith
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Clark of Windermere
(Labour)
Answering body
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
24 June 1998
For answer on
15 July 1998
Answered on
15 July 1998
Mr. Llew Smith: To ask the Prime Minister how many applications for information from (a) his Office and (b) the Office of Public
Service have been made since 1 May 1997 under the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information; what areas of work the
applications covered; and how many applications have been turned down. [47880]
Dr. David Clark: I have been asked to reply.
Details of all requests made under the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information during the 1997 calendar year are set
out in the 1997 Report on its operations which I published on 11 June. A copy is in the House Library.
The Code applies to, and informs the handling of, all requests for information to Government departments but for the purpose of
monitoring, a Code request is defined as:
a request which specifically mentions the Code; or
a request for which a charge or standard fee is paid; or
a request for which information is refused under one or more Code exemptions.
On this basis, the Office of Public Service received eight applications for information under the Code during the 1997 calendar
year, of which two were turned down. No central record is kept of the areas of work concerned. The scope of the Code is based on the
jurisdiction of the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 and although the Prime Minister's Office is not legally bound by this Act
the Government have made clear that they will treat requests for information to No. 10 as if they were covered by the Code.
Subjects
Codes of practice; Freedom of information; Prime Minister; Office of Public Service
Date
15 July 1998
Reference
316 c199W; 47880
House
House of Commons
Motion made that this House agrees with the report of 25 June of the Liaison Committee on estimates. Agreed to on question.
Motion made that this House agrees with the report of 25 June of the Liaison Committee on estimates. Agreed to on question.
Type
Non-legislative formal proceedings
Procedure
Business motions
Subjects
Department of Trade and Industry; Finance; Freedom of information; Further education; Cabinet Office; Universities; Intervention Board; Research; Estimates days; Department for Education and Employment; Science; Supply estimates; Livestock industry; Office of Public Service; Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Date
1 July 1998
Reference
315 c494
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Mr Robert Sheldon reported, pursuant to Standing Order No. 145 (Liaison Committee), that the Liaison Committee had directed him to report the following recommendations for the allocation of time for the consideration of Estimates on allotted days (being the first and second allotted days in the present Session): First allotted day: that a day not later than 5th August be allotted for the consideration of the following Estimates for the financial year 1998–99 1. Class IX, Vote 1: Department for Education and Employment: programmes and central services in so far as it relates to further education, 2. Class XVII, Vote 1: Cabinet Office: Office of Public Service in so far as it relates to the Government's proposals for a Freedom of Information Act and that debate on the first Estimate be interrupted not later than three hours after its commencement. Second allotted day: that a day not later than 5th August be allotted for the consideration of the following Estimates for the financial year 1998–99: 1. Class IV, Votes 1 and 2: Intervention Board-Executive Agency and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in so far as they relate to the UK Beef Industry, 2. Class V, Vote 2, Department of Trade and Industry: science in so far as it relates to the structure and funding of university research and that debate on the first Estimate be interrupted not later than three hours after its commencement. Report to lie upon the Table.
Mr Robert Sheldon reported, pursuant to Standing Order No. 145 (Liaison Committee), that the Liaison Committee had directed him to report the following recommendations for the allocation of time for the consideration of Estimates on allotted days (being the first and second allotted days in the present Session): First allotted...
Department
Liaison Committee
Type
Non-legislative formal proceedings
Subjects
Department of Trade and Industry; Finance; Freedom of information; Further education; Cabinet Office; Universities; Intervention Board; Research; Estimates days; Department for Education and Employment; Science; Supply estimates; Livestock industry; Office of Public Service; Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Date
25 June 1998
Reference
Votes and Proceedings
House
House of Commons
Type
House of Commons papers; Select Committee oral evidence;
Parliamentary committees
Committee
Public Administration Select Committee
Subjects
Government information services; Campbell, Alastair; Government Information and Communication Service; Office of Public Service
Commons Library location
CS 650
Date
23 June 1998
Reference
HC 770-iii 1997/98
House
House of Commons
Type
Select Committee reports; House of Commons papers;
Parliamentary committees
Committee
Committee of Public Accounts
Notes
Received 09.07.98
Subjects
Contracts; Cost effectiveness; Costs; Finance; HMSO; Privatisation; Management; Managers; Staff; Redundancy; Valuation; TSO; Office of Public Service
Commons Library location
CS 246
Date
15 June 1998
Reference
HC 599 1997/98
House
House of Commons
Type
House of Commons papers
Author
National Audit Office
Laid on
13 May 1998
Notes
Received 15.05.98
Subjects
ICT; Software; Costs; Central government; Computers; Executive agencies; Department of Social Security; Government departments; NHS; Planning; Public bodies; Millennium compliance; Non-departmental public bodies; Social security; Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency; NHS Executive; Office of Public Service; Central Information Technology Unit
Commons Library location
CS 243
Date
13 May 1998
Reference
HC 724 1997/98
House
House of Commons
Type
House of Commons papers; Select Committee oral evidence;
Parliamentary committees
Committee
Public Administration Select Committee
Notes
Received 01.07.98
Subjects
Public service; Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster; Office of Public Service; Clark of Windermere, Lord
Commons Library location
CS 650
Date
12 May 1998
Reference
HC 733 1997/98
House
House of Commons
Type
House of Commons papers; Select Committee oral evidence;
Parliamentary committees
Committee
Committee of Public Accounts
Notes
Received 26.06.98
Subjects
Contracts; Cost effectiveness; HMSO; Privatisation; Staff; Parliament; Valuation; TSO; Office of Public Service
Commons Library location
CS 246
Date
2 March 1998
Reference
HC 599-i 1997/98
House
House of Commons
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what proposals there are to change the 1997-98 cash limit or running costs for the Office of Public Service. - Inc figs.
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what proposals there are to change the 1997-98 cash limit or running costs for the Office of Public Service. - Inc figs.
Asked by
Colin Pickthall
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Clark of Windermere
(Labour)
Answering body
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
16 February 1998
For answer on
23 February 1998
Answered on
23 February 1998
Mr. Pickthall: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what proposals there are to change the 1997-98 cash limit or running
costs for the Office of Public Service. [30435]
Dr. David Clark: Subject to Parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimate, the cash limit for the Office of Public
Service (Class XVII, Vote 1) will be reduced by £2,030,000 from £158,821,000 to £156,791,000 and the gross running cost limit will
be decreased by £606,000 from £80,423,000 to £79,817,000.
The changes reflect the transfer of £100,000 to HM Treasury (Class XVI, Vote 1) reflecting the transfer of responsibility for PFI IT
advice; and transfers from PACE of £292,000 to DOE (Class VI, Vote 1), and £34,000 to LCD (Class VIII, Vote 1), for the transfers of
ownership of Windsor House, and Sovereign House respectively. Additionally, the running cost limit will be reduced by £506,000, and
the cash limit by £1,604,000, reflecting the offset of increased expenditure on Cabinet Office (Class XVIII, Vote 1).
Subjects
Government departments; Office of Public Service; Cash limits; Operating costs
Date
23 February 1998
Reference
30435; 307 c27W
House
House of Commons
Type
House of Commons papers
Author
National Audit Office
Laid on
11 February 1998
Notes
Received 12.02.98
Subjects
Contracts; Cost effectiveness; HMSO; Privatisation; Staff; Parliament; Valuation; TSO; Cabinet Office; Office of Public Service
Commons Library location
CS 243
Date
11 February 1998
Reference
HC 522 1997/98
House
House of Commons
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he will list, by title, the publications produced under the authority of the Office of Public Service between 1st May 1997 and 31st January 1998. - List given.
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he will list, by title, the publications produced under the authority of the Office of Public Service between 1st May 1997 and 31st January 1998. - List given.
Asked by
Roger Gale
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Clark of Windermere
(Labour)
Answering body
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
26 January 1998
For answer on
9 February 1998
Answered on
9 February 1998
Mr. Gale: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will list, by title, the publications produced under the authority
of the Office of Public Service between 1 May 1997 and 31 January 1998. [26336]
Dr. David Clark: The following publications have been produced under the authority of the Office of Public Services between 1 May
1997 and 31 January 1998.
Produced jointly with other organisations
Exploring Citizenship (A school's pack on the use and provision of Public Services), produced by the Centre for Citizenship studies
in Education at the University of Leicester.
Complaints Handling 1997, produced by MORI
Produced under the authority of the Controller of HMSO
15 Public General Acts
4 Local Acts
1 Church of England measure
249 Statutory rules of Northern Ireland
1,030 Statutory instruments
7 Monthly lists of Statutory Instruments
274 The London Gazette and supplements
76 The Belfast Gazette and supplements
153 The Edinburgh Gazette and supplements
Independent Commissioners and Committees
OPS also provide support for independent commissioners; for completeness their publications are listed here.
Office of Civil Service Commissioners
Civil Service Commissioners Annual Report 1996-97
The Commissioner for Public Appointments
Commissioner for Public Appointments: Second Report (1996/97)
Advisory Committee on Business Appointments
None
Committee on Standards in Public Life
Third Report on Standards of conduct in Local Government in England, Scotland and Wales
Volume 1: Report cm3702-I
Volume 2: Transcripts of oral evidence cm3702-II
Summary of the Nolan Committee's third report on standards of conduct
Misuse of Public Office: A new offence? (Consultation paper)
Fourth Report: Review of standards of conduct
Issues and Questions: The funding of political parties.
Subjects
Government departments; Publications; Office of Public Service
Date
9 February 1998
Reference
306 c65-6W; 26336
House
House of Commons
Type
Select Committee reports; House of Lords papers;
Parliamentary committees
Committee
Science and Technology Committee (HL)
Notes
DEBATE;LH 25 JUN 1998
Subjects
Data protection; CCTV; British Standards Institution; Crown Prosecution Service; Copyright; Digital broadcasting; Digital technology; Evidence; Law Society of Scotland; Home Office; Press Complaints Commission; Forensic Science Service; IBM; Data Protection Registrar; Broadcasting Standards Commission; Abbey National; Essex Police; General Council of the Bar; Office of Public Service; Association of Chief Police Officers (Scotland); AEA Group; Security Facilities Executive; JUSTICE; Local Government Information Unit; Faculty of Advocates; Brain, Lord; Privacy International; Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Screen; Symonds Group; Smith, Graham; Sommer, Peter; Miller, Grady; Small, Harry; Bruce, Vicki; Castell, Stephen; Haig, Nigel; Bjergstrom, Niels J
Commons Library location
Research HA 345.4106 Feb 98,P
Date
3 February 1998
Reference
HL 64 1997/98
House
House of Lords
Type
House of Commons papers
Author
Treasury
Laid on
30 January 1998
Subjects
Cabinet Office; Office of Public Service; Appropriation accounts
Commons Library location
CS 232
Date
30 January 1998
Reference
HC 251-XVII 1997/98
House
House of Commons