Office for the Prime Minister and Cabinet
(asked on 9th October 2026) - View Source
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office, Annual report and accounts 2025-26, HC 602, 14 September 2026, p.271, for what reason the Office for the Prime Minister and Cabinet is led by the Cabinet Secretary.
This question was answered on 26th October 2026
The Cabinet Secretary is the Prime Minister’s principal policy advisor and as such leads all of the work ultimately supporting him and Cabinet which is the primary purpose of the Office for the Prime Minister and Cabinet. The Permanent Secretary is the head of department and principal Accounting Officer for the Cabinet Office as a department.