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The executive decisions of government ministers are implemented by the Civil Service. Civil servants are employees of the Crown and not of the British parliament. Civil servants also have some traditional and statutory responsibilities which to some extent protect them from being used for the political advantage of the party in power. Senior ...
When Lord Grey took office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1830, Sir John Barrow was especially requested to continue serving as Secretary in his department (the Admiralty), starting the principle that senior civil servants stay in office on change of government and serve in a non-partisan manner. It was during Barrow's occupancy of ...
This is a list of salaries of heads of state and government per year, showing heads of state and heads of government where different, mainly in parliamentary systems.
A permanent secretary is the most senior civil servant of a department or ministry charged with running the department or ministry's day-to-day activities. Permanent secretaries are the non-political civil service chief executives of government departments or ministries, who generally hold their position for a number of years (thus "permanent") at a ministry as distinct from the changing ...
The cabinet secretary is the most senior civil servant in the United Kingdom and is based in the Cabinet Office.The person in this role acts as the senior policy adviser to the prime minister and Cabinet, and as the secretary to the Cabinet is responsible to all ministers for the efficient running of government.
The Senior Salaries Review Body, established 1971 provides advice to the Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Defence relating to remuneration of holders of public office. Additionally it advises the Prime Minister on pay and pensions of Members of Parliament.
In the UK Government the Cabinet Secretary is the most senior civil servant in the country, providing policy advice to the prime minister and Cabinet. The role is currently occupied by Simon Case, appointed in September 2020 following the resignation of Mark Sedwill. [5]
The first regular salary was £400 per year, introduced in 1911. For comparison, average annual earnings were £70 in 1908. [6] Salaries were reduced 10% in the 1930s, during the Great Depression. [1] Some subsequent salary levels were £1,000 in 1946, £3,250 in 1964, £11,750 in 1980, and £26,701 in 1990. [2]