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Revision of the Cabinet Manual

Inquiry

The Cabinet Manual was first published in 2011 and provides authoritative guidance to ministers and officials by recording (rather than prescribing) rules and practice relating to the operation of government.

The Manual is not intended to be a fixed text and is expected to adapt to legislative and constitutional developments. Since the Manual’s publication there have been significant developments in relation to Brexit, the devolution arrangements and the response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Constitution Committee is exploring whether the Manual needs to be updated and what role it should play as a public facing document.

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Past events

Monday 17 May 2021
10:45am Private
11:00am Public
Revision of the Cabinet Manual - Oral evidence 17 May 2021
11:00am
  • Simon Case (Cabinet Secretary at Cabinet Office)
Virtual meeting (webcast)
Monday 26 April 2021
11:45am Private
12:00pm Public
Revision of the Cabinet Manual - Oral evidence 26 April 2021
12:00pm
  • The Lord Sedwill KCMG (former Cabinet Secretary at Cabinet Office)
  • The Lord O'Donnell GCB (former Cabinet Secretary at Cabinet Office)
Virtual meeting (webcast)

Contact us

  • Email: constitution@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 5960 (committee staff) | 020 7219 8286 (Press Officer)
  • Address: Constitution Committee, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW