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Section 2, Ministers and the Government, sets out the precise rules of collective responsibility.It also states that ministers should relinquish all government material when ceasing to hold a role, and provides rules on access to government papers by former ministers (for example, those writing memoirs may wish to check the documents from their time in office).
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The reverse of ministerial responsibility is that civil servants are not supposed to take credit for the successes of their department, allowing the government to claim them. In recent years some commentators have argued the notion of ministerial responsibility has been eroded in many Commonwealth countries. As the doctrine is a constitutional ...
The prime minister ranks the Cabinet ministers to determine seniority, or the "pecking order". [17] This ranking depends on factors such as length of service, the relative prominence of a portfolio, and "personal standing with the prime minister". [5] Lists of ministers are often ordered according to each individual minister's ranking. [18]
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A lay leader is a member of the laity in any congregation who has been chosen as a leader either by their peers or the leadership of the congregation. [1] [2] [3] In most denominations, lay leadership is not an ordained clerical office, and the lay leader's responsibilities vary according to the particular tradition of the congregation.
There are five categories of the council of ministers as given below, in descending order of rank: Prime Minister: Leader of the Union Council of Ministers. Deputy Prime Minister (if any): Presides as prime minister in his absence or as the senior most cabinet minister. [5] Cabinet Minister: A member of the Union cabinet; leads a ministry.
The Government of the United Kingdom is divided into departments that each have responsibility, according to the government, for putting government policy into practice. [1] There are currently 24 ministerial departments, 20 non-ministerial departments, and 422 agencies and other public bodies, for a total of 465 departments.