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Cabinet Office Board

The Cabinet Office Board steers and manages Cabinet Office business in line with ministerial priorities.

Chair of the Board

The Chair of the Board is Sir Gus O'Donnell, Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Office. He supports the Minister for the Cabinet Office, to make sure our staff in the Department work as effectively and efficiently as possible. He also acts as the ‘accounting officer’ for the Department. This means reporting to Parliament to ensure the Cabinet Office spends the money allocated to it appropriately.

In addition to his role as Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Office, Sir Gus has two other roles:

He is:

• Head of the Civil Service – responsible for ensuring the Civil Service is equipped with the skills and capability to meet the challenges it faces every day, and that civil servants work in a fair and decent environment
• Cabinet Secretary – with overall responsibility for ensuring that the Civil Service provides effective and efficient support to the Prime Minister and the Government

Read Sir Gus's full profile

Board members

The full list of Cabinet Office Board members are:

• Sir Gus O'Donnell (Chair), Permanent Secretary, Cabinet Office
• Alex Allan, Permanent Secretary, Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee
• Alexis Cleveland, Director General, Corporate Services Group
• Ruth Carnall (non-executive), Chief Executive, NHS London
• Jon Cunliffe, Prime Minister's Adviser on Europe and Global Issues
• Jeremy Heywood, Permanent Secretary, Prime Minister's Office
• Karen Jordan (non-executive)
• Gill Rider, Head of the Civil Service Capability Group
• Bruce Mann, Finance Director, Corporate Services Group
• Chris Wormald, Director General, Domestic Policy Group and Head, Economic and Domestic Affairs Secretariat