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Last updated: 06 May 2009
The Committee secretaries are responsible for taking minutes of Committee meetings; these form part of the historical record of the Government's business. To maintain the principle of open and frank discussion, contributions from Ministers other than the Chair and the Minister introducing the subject are usually unattributable.
Committee members or their officials do not comment on or clear the
minutes in advance of their being issued; this is to maintain the
impartiality and objectivity of the Secretariat as minute-takers and,
on a more practical level, to ensure that the minutes can be issued within 24 hours of the meeting.
However, if a Minister present at the Committee has a factual
correction to make, such amendments must reach the Committee secretary within 24 hours of circulation of the minutes.