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• 07/12/2006 - Consultation opens on the operation of community investment tax relief and other incentives

• 06/12/2006 - Pre-Budget report: plan for third sector role in public services and interim third sector review published

• 30/11/2006 - Actions for better local regulatory enforcement

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Ministers & Government Business

The Cabinet Office provides information about government ministers and other government-wide business, including honours and appointments, and propriety and ethics.

Ministers

• Ministerial Responsibilities
  Details of every government minister's responsibilities and contact details for their private offices, plus information about government departments, executive agencies and government offices for the regions.
• Ministerial and Senior Managment Speeches
  Speeches by Cabinet Office ministers and senior officials.

Cabinet Secretariat and Cabinet Committees

• Cabinet Secretariats and Cabinet Committees
  Explains the nature of the Cabinet Secretariat and the role it plays in managing Cabinet and Cabinet Committees.

Legislation

• Legislative Programme
  Guidance on the procedures for preparing and taking primary legislation through Parliament.
• Parliamentary Counsel Office (PCO) [External website]
  A specialised team of lawyers dealing in drafting Government Bills for introduction into Parliament and related Parliamentary business.

Honours

• UK Honours System
  Information about the UK honours system, including instructions for how to make a nomination, and recent honours lists.

Appointments and Oversight

• Public Appointments Unit [External website]
  Information on public appointments to the boards of national and regional public bodies and details of how you can apply.
• House of Lords Appointments Commission (HOLAC) [External website]
  HoLAC is responsible for recommending non–party–political nominees to become life peers in the House of Lords and for vetting party–political nominations.
• Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments (OCPA) [External website]
  OCPA regulates, monitors, reports and advises on ministerial appointments to public bodies in the UK.
• Civil Service Commissioners [External website]
  The Civil Service Commissioners' role is to standards for recruitment so that appointments are made on merit, and to hear appeals under the Civil Service Code.
• Propriety and Ethics
  Information and guidance of propriety and ethics issues in public life.
• The Civil Service Appeal Board (CSAB) [External website]
  The Civil Service Appeal Board deals with civil servants' appeals on dismissal and other related issues.
• Committee on Standards in Public Life [External website]
  Monitoring the effectiveness of arrangements to ensure the highest standards of propriety in public life.