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Darren Christopher Tierney (born 29 January 1975) [1] is a British civil servant, serving since 2023 in the Cabinet Office as the director-general for propriety and constitution group. [2] From 2021–2023, he was director-general for propriety and ethics.
The Cabinet Secretary is responsible for clearing ministers' financial matters. [9] The Code is currently administered by the Propriety and Ethics group within the Cabinet Office. [10] The Code is periodically updated. The 2015 update removed the explicit requirement that ministers comply with international law and treaty obligations. [11]
The Cabinet Office is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for supporting the prime minister and Cabinet . [ 3 ] It is composed of various units that support Cabinet committees and coordinate the delivery of government objectives via other departments.
The Oxford English Dictionary credits Francis Bacon in his Essays (1605) with the first use of "Cabinet council", where it is described as a foreign habit, of which he disapproves: "For which inconveniences, the doctrine of Italy, and practice of France, in some kings' times, hath introduced cabinet counsels; a remedy worse than the disease". [15]
A cabinet secretary is usually a senior official (typically a civil servant) who provides services and advice to a cabinet of ministers as part of the Cabinet Office. In many countries, the position can have considerably wider functions and powers, including general responsibility for the entire civil service .
Helen MacNamara CB is a British former civil servant, who served as the Deputy Cabinet Secretary in the Cabinet Office from 2020 to 2021. She had previously worked as Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet from January 2019 and was Director General for Propriety and Ethics in 2018.
The office candy dish may as well be a scientific study on human psychology. We know the candy is there for the taking, but going for the kiss - or fish is actually based on a slew of small ...
Hillary Clinton takes oath-of-office as United States Secretary of State. Bill Clinton also pictured. Administering the oath is Judge Kathryn A. Oberly.. According to the United States Office of Government Ethics, a political appointee is "any employee who is appointed by the President, the Vice President, or agency head". [1]