CHAPTER VIII Central Government ‘study of the government itis necessary to bear in mind that the United Kingdom remains a constitutional monarchy? and that the Crown is the symbolic head of the executive, legislature and judiciary. The remaining prerogatives of the Crown have been discussed VI, which should be referred to for discussion of the Cr the appointment of the Prime Minister and the di Parliament, In this chapter the respective roles of the Privy Council, Prime Minister, the Cabinet, Ministers and government Departments are examined, ‘The Privy Council (a) Historical origins : Since 1066 the Menarch has appointed a Chancellor who was head of the King’s administration an the Great Seal. The CChaneellor had responsibility tion of law; drawing fal powers. The Chancellor has be viewed as the successor to the Curia ‘executive and judicial body. The Cot tury. 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Md sy ono unos og ua ouuran09 sauRgED Jo 9uBHO AER 9, THEM Satig aut Jo 9pEP TOU ue yim WORRATHSUOD ype paysTAMA [UMD ur aspig Bong pe prow Suny ap Ie TP sues MOLT juawenieg Jo uoTIMossYp pus Sunounms op pourusjap YTysA JuaiaueA08 jenus M67 eAensiuraipy pue jevonnyasieDfl Constitutional and Administrative Lew ten Aeiminisrative Lew Commonwealth spokesmen and judges. On appointment ¢ new mem- ber of the Council takes the oath of allegiance, or affirms loyalty. The Privy Council oath binds the member to secrecy in relation to any mi ters discussed in the Council Contra! Government (0) Meetings of the Privy Council ‘The Privy Council may meet wherever the Queen so decides, although normally the Council will meet at Buckingham Palace, The quorum is three, firmly established as a necessa e 19th century when the thle government and oppo party. The fie Mniser dere rin the Testy oe rmal references to the office remain scant stated ta (@) Functions of the Privy Council the Prime Minister isthe keystone ‘Proclamations and Orders in Council Cabinet all its Members stand seaerraveeattieton Proclamations are used for the summoning, proroguing and dissolving equal voice Speco mai oe cof Parliament and declarations of war and peace. Orders in Council sive effect to decisions reached under the royal prerogative and under statute, Orders in Council may be legislative, executive or judicial fhe Cabinets pms nortan, ane eos & poston wh, Solonga tat ane of onl and posi ahr Lie has conga oer the intervening cenary ae the judgment npreied above Semaine tue fou. Si Antony Bde hes waton iy ls inter i nominal pri a ha Th gt oo (©) Committees of the Privy Council charters. The most important committee ‘The Judicial Committee was establis meee Ce ent aka Suter penal seer le ak See eee nay eis snentagy govern Gig To beh best Geoabed te Cabinet appeals from courts of British colonies or overseas terttories. The Judicial Committee is come posed of the Lords Chancellor, Lord President and ex-Lord Presidents ‘of the Council, Lords of Appeal in Ordinary and the Lords Justices Appeal; ex-Lord Chancellors and retized Lords of Appeal; senior judges or exjudges of Australia, New Zealand and other Commer report on matters of constitutional impor- tance, It has for example examined the legality of telephone tapping, issues of State security, and British policy in relation to the Faliland Islands. ‘Univesity Pees 1975) fe append 16 Pivy Couneloe would in any ever be prevented fran dscosing conden icioomtion by var of he Ocal Sse hs WIR eS 27 Appelt ursteen Act 1875, 187,108; Judicial Commitee Amendment Actose cee eee 66.5 [set e.0 9 amr 8 us sy ef wine 295 cot UE SN EU Ost MS Sse amopt a Jo oguaNtexneg ey sme enr nye 4 paponie> «ons mtn to 2 2 nae Rms fo ot ag ya oxenence pen “imal wt P= -amepesproyaun>eeg Ueepraay “Sasa ssn ‘MOG ® IN pu eu 1c poten iY ua aay Spa rai au fo Pg 2, sep uoRDorg pesauaD © aut Aue eM) prof snus pu Awe AneyaumeTg “Spa a Asti eh aip yo s9pe9] papoIe oxy Aepo} S| ay “Ion “suDUMMLOD 0 asNoqy 2p Jo saqusour © aq snus stu auTIsgaxp exp Sum x5 — seo aip jo pio ysi1g Jo aagyo aup Woxy apise — suosear poo are aU, ‘sou MTOM Td oe Se seine eRe Heer ve SAO Tg a in -nsuy som equi sada oie ous ¥o suoRD9!g6 ap “spl0] o aenoy af uy poyuesardanun azaM pure SUD J aS80F 24) ut uoripoddo (wo4o ayy pom 0 TRRATEY poureutr swsTuOTUN, ORTTEOT ap Jo your HeYG EFS ‘iy yo sjpuneo ayy uF waUTHO 3400929 y saya axon SumpUAS a, Spureayguts paonpar sem uone|si80] ut spz0"] Jo emNOF a uo Usu0> at 30 & “2240 J0ss0j aun Apuonbosuo> pueyautgey 76 ex je 2430s ah ota tas soso ‘> “ro prs) ssmone pacohin pry oun ERIN tng siagumee Aainaece qe amup Sureg dq uBiorea0g 1N aSeueape ead one pymon a es oat of n9 “soDUELOND Aes s9pur Aaj) up au 2 ey “wore ays pauHaHUD Buoy BAe se saaamoH{ asived axa4% SIRqSIUNJY SUITE 268 ZBL PUE LET VOOM, suounno>, Jo asnoy yp Jo drysroquiour pue saysruryy SUE ML, eure, Jo JRISNIPY Ose sem TREIUD uO}sUI \iAreIVg usTOIOy aogjo PIpy oste prevocsEWy Assurey ayduaexo 10, -seoqo sayjo umn 9 uopeiaprsuoo uo vonenyeas 2of ses}eur¥ st z2jReUL SA 2 Jo jusurssesse ss WOWUIBAOD TeHatsnAWY aU 0} YBnON skoMr puE sUoURUTEAON weUTUJEAOD Jes1U09 "Me] eAriaieruipy pue econmiReUaDConstitutions! and Administrative Law Central Government {for an affirmation ~ or denial - of the Party's, and hence his own, mats date. Secondly, the doctrine of individual and collective ministerial responsibility applies to the Prime Minister as it does to all other, cers of office, Above all, the doctrines require that a Minister is accor able to the electorate through Parliament. For the Prime Minister no be accountable to the democratically-elected House of Comm: would effectively defeat the concept of would be an affront to democracy and ism. Certainly no breach of law woul t sbout by either resignation holder. Resignation from ta General Election, from con- the support of the pasty,# losing a vote of confidence in the House from a challenge to the ership ofthe party, from illness from old age.® de: retirement or loss determined by a simple majorit jority of votes on the second ballot the succeeding Prime Minister. t was seen in the prerogative right af the Crown to appoint whosoever she please, but that by convertion rather than lav the Queen appoints as Prime Minister the leader ofthe political pasty who can command a majori suse of Commons. the major parties cho Party Leadership Elections 1990 and 1995 In the leadership contest of 1990," Mrs Thatcher" won 548 per cent of 2 votes cast inthe fist ound ofthe contest but filed by 1: percent achieve the 15 per cent hurdle, Having announced her intention to contest the Ieadership in the second round, Mrs Thatcher was advised by members of her Cabinet that she would be defeated and she but dead, other than where a Gene Election produces @ situation where there is no overall majority party in the House of Commons, ‘Camplel-annerman 1808, Bona Law 1923, Eden 1957, Mma 1965, elected 1975 Salsbury 1972, MacDonald 195, Churchill 1855, Baldwin 1987, Waeon 1976 re Thatcher in 1950, 2/5 premiership see HT Young, Ose of Us (Macmillan, 1988) 253cod rusadeyp ‘nano seq ‘Busf 20055395. 79 sorng oxy sp oe papaya uNoPYSY APPA RE uma YeDIUTEC [eA paul aan’ sip Jo doumnauey ap J9pun Pred wong Seq woe ab AN ooo 204 zz SN DAA) Seat AM Zz WTIBSUMOUNE EFI OD ‘upunay9p 0} ISR BUTE at 10} {uoAUAAIOD 07 V9ALaNS) 5 ue “paxy jou | drysioquiaur ferype ayy, “Aep oup Jo wwountzaa08 4p j0 srequiayy 201096 gz Afayeumvordde soso Aqfeusou oUIgE) aU, ‘wySrusano (07, 40 yaunged & Jo) sraisruRyY woAas padoura: sonny Suoy ays Jo 24TH aH, {Ur ERUDEYA PLOIEHT woK 796K Ut woes AiBUPHZA ISOUT Seon fOHOD JO saoy su, “UnTy ser 0} Yoong) ap Sonat O} Sasnyar ay JE PUR ‘USS 0} saquiayy © axmabas oy ay ayy sey ay pue aogyO UT UTeWTON pmOU ‘saute Juan faueure aPp2p OO aE a 205 ote re woveds powuojes ap sapun pao sean ae ua, S65 s tmeap sms mol Humotoy eon wor -pOIR, ay BuDe[ dar SN Sonam sopes jo sola pee 0) aoa au aa op Sapo wy wank ap ‘wrojat oy paunaiap Suaq RIS UNO e560-Z66T wm pasiaias Seen ‘frog mogey 219 Jo 9p 0 UoRDaP a 30} paved ay} ‘pouTURaIep ‘Aesonnartand B99 pea spe foo 30 raga PEE tagUa TENA “pur exp jowIng) suonup, sopesy, uaUE|ZEd Jo sxaqUIe} OF UBAIE SB}OA um Souazequoy Ae jenuue ap yw Lame moqey ArequauTeNTE auy JO -aysrana v acerp Aeur oun srazsnstpy jo zoquinu aug Suynay, Aq) “pat ji ~ pojonuoa Arwancois s auigeD 30 208 a Gust 1 SORES MRO pur TEHRAN ap epUN eying “BoHOH WI wos pamodde Sh stop smipo dbm put POU) PIO ap AERUTPLONDY “SPLOT et papinosd waamsuoD seg ag, NoLERTNG Yo soqKsapy AND fat pre apd ovo spatheze fg MOqey SF e660 TA dayseapear] qossouing]pes3qyy py 400907 3H] ‘Ayred Arewaunerpzed aty jo quao aad 99 jo yuaur opi axp panfader alojarauy sey Isp auEg ayy, swede OTTEQ ‘panods 10 paureysqe Ia\gIe Sa ZZ PUL ‘S2I0A 6g Poompay “YO ayaesod ze Jo gz pasos sole “Af uo Poy Foeg 8H =u deg ap Jo deyssapesy ayy 205 aBuaTTEND sy Pur IUIGED aH WHOS} unoneufsor sty parmornre “sores 218g fo AreiA9S ‘poOMPaY OL ‘G61 Bun{ 97 UO ‘suN{ 6 Avpsmuy seem suOHBUTUIOL 105 396 BOP 4, 6 yout a a an a yng.a0 dn yd 0} por 222. “soddo asouy 0} a2uameyp SF « SHSOpEAT ST J9n0 A42eg DANEATISUO.) Ssumndie oy Ajfeuy pee 0} J9pr0 uF Aye YORE (QED UT Teas & proy sKemte suOUILOD ‘pUETODG 20} aS JO AreID9g Au {eoso.rIo> pue uBlaxod 205 aes jo AeyaNDeG ayy ‘sanbayoN a oppure ayy sn ‘payuasauday skease ane suaunredag Wye2> ‘Uo suaauon £q yBnowpre ung wt panwsordar oq prnoys sieounaedag, {BUTgED SHY LIOF 0} SF sOISTUT OUT ax JO }9e) ISIE 4B BDNYO UH DUD si91iqny fo uorwui0g My uoRDape diyszapeay e aor0y 07 Jepso uy Ayeg sapearEsUOD aty Jo sgequyyy aug a 30 suonouny a4 sper] ce poutsasJleyg uo Sve SUID BR S66 vystonesnio parnossy pouraads pur soning teoo7 jo siaquiayy pu yuouseeg jo SiaqumA YeDONEA Towopius apapuy yoni uORIA. 20) = ‘q Ava wono9fe dnjoropent © ypnn z9ptn 20 rnoad sjemowrc) [OKT au) jo MORTUC) mL sor Joy Suymoyoy 4 Sumuzous Supaoqjoy ayy uoNeusax Joy pamounse jueuiuianog (es¥e9 [87 @anenSIUIWIpY Pus /eUorEMIRSUODConstitutional and Administrative Law ‘Membership ofthe Cabinet in John Major's Government, following a reshuffle in 19959 was as follows: rime Minister and First Lord of the Tressury ‘and Minster for the Civil Service First Secretary of State and Depaty Prime Mi inister {Lord Chancellor lord Mackay of Chaser Seretary of State foc Foreign and Cmmanwealta Affairs Mateo Rifkind CChancllor of the Exchequer Kenneth Carte Secretary of State forthe Home Depatient Michael Novara President ofthe Bord o Trade an Sareary of State for rade and industry Tan Lang Lond President of the Coun and Leader of the Come Antany Newton Secretary of State forthe Environment Jon Gummer Secretary of State for Sica! Seurty Pot (Chiet Seetaryto the Tensary Wilinn Watdegrave Secretary of Sate for Heh Stephen Dorel Setar of Ste fr Norther ieland Sir Patrick Mayhew Seccenty of State for Nasional Henge ‘Visa botany Secretary of Sine for Baucrion an Employment Gian Shophara Sexeary of Ste for Defence Miche! Por Minister thot Postfolo : ‘Conservative Party Chiicman) Dr Brien Mawhinney Lond Frivy Sel and Leader of the House ord Cranborne Si George Young Be Dougls Hoge Miser roses Roger Freeman Willis Hague Gi Cabinet meetings ‘The Prime Minister has almost total control over the conduct of Cabinet. The holding and conduct of Cabinet meetings is a matter for the Prime Minister, lly full meetings of Cabinet are held twice a week, but not invariably. Under the leadership of Mrs Thatcher the number of full Cabinet meetings was reduced, and the number of Cabinet Committees increased, © Qu July 1995, fllowing John Major's reelection as Lender of the Consoneative 256 Cantral Government are to be discussed in Cabinet are for the Prime ‘expecting to be able to put helicopter company to a Ci : ever, allegedly cancelled that meeting, thus precipitating Heseltine's resignation from office. i) Timing of dissolution of Parliament timing of the dissolution of Parliament is within the Prime ister’ igen and there sno rene eter in a coe fee the Prime Minister submit his choice of date to the e Queen on the granting of new peerages, appointments to the Privy Council ‘The sole and functions of Cabinet = a hyphen which joins, part of the State to the execut ‘belongs to the one, in its fa is belongs fo the other" | constitution defining and controlling the working of Cab possible to give a fixed picture of its role. 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It isthe Secretary ‘who is responsible for the recording of Cabinet meetings fe agreed conclusions. Within the Cabinet Office t_a number of secretariates, including the Economic rseas and Defence Secretariat; European Secretariat and. Secretasiat™ Between 1970 and 1983 there ‘existed within the Cabinet Office the Central Policy Review Staff whase principal task was to keep policy choices and implementation under Minister James Callaghan." However, ion some of the Think Tank's pro- i destined to be closed down, to be replaced with a Policy Unit whose function is to serve the Prime Minister rather than Cabinet as a whole, Government members In 1999 the government had 86 Members of sions of Cabinet in the House of Commons House of Lords By statute the number ‘Ministers in the House of Commons is limited 10 95.° To be added to this list are the, Parliamentary Private Secretaries ~ Members of Parliament acting assistants to Ministers ~ thus producing a sizeable number of Member of Parliament dependent upon Prime Ministerial patronage and most loyal to the government view, ultimately the electorat \dividual ministerial respo: Questions of Procedure for Ministers individual. respons is Each Minister is responsible to Parliament for the condi g H Young, One of Us, pp 30020, geseeaue “Hout of Commons Disqualiotion Act 1975 260FT ma ‘ental Government Consttutlonal and Administrative Law aeee cerning the received £2,000 for tabling Questions in Parliament concerning ink over of Hated by ihe Al-fayed brother Tm Sith eiged on claiming that (Gn 21 October (©) The 1990s: ‘sleaze’ in public life!™ Recent ministerial resignations involving. allegations of financial Jmprudence ~ although in each case there were additional factors involved in the resignations ~ include Dav the Heritage Secretary, who resigned following a mixture of allegations, one of In 1992 lorman Lamont, had fees involved in the eviction the Minister for Northem ensure that no Minister who has privatised a company should be allowed to sit on its Board of Directors; 2. ensure that an independent working body be established to ‘The matter might have been allowed to rest if it were not far the sub ook into ministerial appointments; sequent allegation that Mr Mates accepted the loan of a car from Ms and that Mr Mates had dined with Me ft the country. Mr Mates™ claimed to have ‘he full support ofthe Prime Minister and said that he would not resign over the matter: nevertheless he ultimately resigned. Further embar- rassment was caused to the government in 1994 when it was alleged that Jeffrey Archer, former Conservative Party Chairman, had been Tepultng the conduc of Members of Patient $e several ~ and continu public fe have led fo th commonly thought that the allegations are sufficient to ensure that Jeffrey Archer does not return {to government. In 1994 two Parliamentary Private Secretaries™ resigned (from the government but not from Parliament) following allegations into the receipt of money in exchange for tabling Parliamentary Questions Furthermore in 1994 two Junior Ministers have faced allegations that they received payments and/or gifts in exchange for tabling Parliamentary Questions." On 20 October 1994 The Guardian newspa per alleged that Tim Smith MP* and Neil Hamilton MP! had each t-and the political reaction 6 the recom- fally in Chapter XV. Me Abpayed for defamation. The Comite of Privileges 5 - ra a ae eee —yuo 98 aide parrerep Auatoygns 218 xs 4 arpa Jo suo1sonC) X10 ¥ eran 205 pn UO “RONEN, jrmAod Ae EI MO soqna aip eu punos aopTUnUO’ any ‘AyqerTdsoy pu syTS oF HORD|DE UT Aaypmndsoy pun syn ( cae OYAIOS TEA YORDS 2 40} Sayan 30 jo sou ap Buoy ‘paysrgess 9g asks suDUMUTOdy 1a spusunwooar aopnsio5 oy tuDuIDOp 2 Seung, resoisrayy. © yeNp SPUN! 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The Committee endorses tant principle set out in Question of Procedure: well-established and recognised rule that no Minister or pub- rvant should accept gifts, hospitality or services from anyone Which would, or might appear to, place him or her under an oblige ation ‘The Committee was equally satisfied with the strict rules which apply to civil servants, who are permitted to accept no more than ‘tiv. ial gifts (a) Premature disel In 1936 the Col re of confidential information Secretary, J H Thomas, resigned after revealing information relating to Budget proposals before they had been ‘announced in Parliament, As a consequence two friends, Alfred Bates and Sir Alfred Butt MP made financial gains. A ‘Teak’ of information ‘was suspected and a Tribunal of Inquiry was established. The Prime Minister described Thomas's conduct as ‘letting his tongue wag when ‘omney-General refused to prosecute under the Minister resigned. In 1947 the the Exchequer, Sir Hugh Dalton, resigned after revealing Budget proposals to a journal Nowadays the contents of the Budget are regarded as being far less secret, and it is not uncommon for the Chance publicly prior to revealing the precise Nevertheless, the convention of secrecy of the exact proposals need not be, and are not, revealed even to the Cabinet before being disclosed in Parliament. (©) Personal relationships ‘The personal relationships of Ministers is also a matter which falls under intense public scrutiny. In 1963 the Minister of Defence, Mr John Profumo was found to have been having a sexual relationship with a Prostitute, Christine Keoler. Ms Keeler, it was found, also enjoyed a lose personal relationship with Mr Stephen Ward an attaché at the Soviet Embassy. When questioned in the House of Commons about the affair Me Profumo lied to the House. When the truth emerged, Mt Profumo resigned office. The cause of his resignation was not s0 much the sexual affair, but the contempt of the House committed through eee eee 122 At poragraph 126. See Chapter paragraph a of he Report 12 Report paragraph 7, Co 7 SPeivy Seal and Leader of the House of Lor resigned a Contral Government lying, The potential security aepects of the affair led to a judicial inquiry headed by Lord Denning MR.™ In 1973 Lords Lambton and Jellicoe resigned office. Bar Parinmentary Under Secretary of Site for Defence forthe Royal it { Rorce, over alegations of involvement with dangerous drugs The gov- Sed information had infact ben evened ether rel or nd to ‘any potentially hose power in 1963 Ceal Parkinson MDP, the Secretary of Sate for Trade and rime Minister, Mes who became pregnant. For some time the P: is ‘Thatcher, and the Party maintained their support for Mr Parkinson,’ roperty deals tied the right to buy’ legelationtoumake money in property sth a neighbour. fn Fabruory Harty Booth sesigned ater alse feninaip” witha resent hsslnt it Nay 1994 Micha! 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Down had been port of the Ciichel states cnmed by & Mas Msten Tey Reed Mant fo rei the lana both 1950 and 1560 he aote ne 2. Where a civil servant acts properly in accordance with policy laid down by she Minister, the Minister must protect and defend the iui servant, 3. Where an official makes a mistake or causes delay but where no Individual rights are seriously involved, the Minister mm responsibility although not perconally involved and rust rective action in the Department: 4. The Minister is not bound to defend actions of know or of which he disapproves, but nevertheless: sitationally Parliamentary Secretary to * of Agriculture who requested a zeport from the Land 1. The official in charge of making the report was instructed foach the previous owners, orto inspect the land and to treat the matter as one of great confidentiality. The resulting report wes full of inaccuracies, and went unchecked by the Ministry which decided to adhere to its original plan for the land. ‘Mr Marten was informed of the deci Ministry that he would rent the whol Ministry had commit letters to the authorities we Itis notable that between 1954 and 1982 there were no instances of ministerial resignation following allegations of and inquiries into seri- {in 1953, and advised the lelled by security forces in Nyasaland but Lennox-Boyd dia 1 1964 due to within the Ministry pounds was made to the Ferranti company, b resign. In 1968 the Foreign Secretary, Mr George Brown, did not ‘over the Sachsenhausen affair in which 12 former detainees in a Naxi prison camp vere wrongly denied compensation under @ scheme set up ta compensate victims of Nazi persecution." ‘in 1971 the Vehicle and General Insurance Company collapsed leav- ing over a million policy holders uninsured. The Department of Trade and Industry had s ‘An inguiry report ‘Onderseceay nthe Deprtinens andthe Miniter cid the Home Secretary Mr William Whitelaw did ‘of security at Buckingham Palace which resulted in a Mr Fagan entering the Queen's bedroom, nor did Mr James Prior {@s he then was) the Northern Ireland Mini in 1984 follow ing the escape of terrorists from the Maze Priso divergent views about acco carefully between responsi responsibility ~and the faik icency in handling the matter and the Minister Thomas Dugdale Mr Marten. In July sponsibility and sesign etary debate on mi nwn Affair, the Home responsibility following the tary Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe™ Without ministerial responsi civil service which would Governments of different politi same zeal and honesty which we ‘would be impossible to have a to serve Ministries and and persuasions with the always found . sesign over ‘The position of the civil servant is St he is wholly and dire accountable to his Minister .. ate Different categories [of responsibility] apply to a ferent considera- 1. Where an explicit order has been given by @ Minister, the Mit aust protect the evil servant nes Y® Mines, the Miniter However, !do not accept ~ and I do not to accept ~ there there is any constitu requires ministerial resignations in the See eee 10 Si tin TF Neco Te My of Gil Dons ‘Dm: The hae Faces Hh Bt aves Sntmpersry Fen, Sich Sordi topo Ne 2 143 HL Dab 0, HC Deb a3 1871-72 and too] G Gufth ‘Stator Retro ii Ren eles onsaz ‘ee dwopensromupy aya Fe S61) SIREN 6 4 east “84g Ksoanin prone) Arpad -Ayawsd 9 10u soy aig Jo seouessumast a1p q BU PAPHSP 4) WU op PR pu adeoso csoyonaTy YPM ~ s}eURELDSEPLT, SLaE ‘Te aaogy ‘snoymasoy wey ur st pie ‘axes sy auruoum(uoo STE, ‘shosmiowey> Aued ayy ani SRAYY auUEL ayy TUENETUOD sysNETY ‘208 snl 9q 01 aaPy sto}DEY Bam [fe 41090 0} woKeUSISAE v 105 ye ony pe sarap az OSU uo stapes sony uo spuadap uien 0} paDI0} 5 STN 34OY 30) pOIAPISUOD eg DULT AS sossqjorg wauraSemewsntt yewaunedep jo aynsex ¥ se uSisor Tot oisnapg e wpe zap sao ue}SURATD a4p jo UOREOND ap UO ast ap on 1o% poseor ppe au yuaanD ayo} FBT WON AURPIA “aqyqvumonse pened jo 09519 BOP ‘01 pur syoogna aig anderd o} snumuoo uoneuisar jo Aanp poydut tue ir gum pue Amiqed> Xp on sondop ag Bul opt uogaqaon 9 moe SI cropaaoo 2p 0} woRYas uF OnE Seu TEUSHEH Kao sy omy woanuco ap jo ued ¥ wzI9} woH ea qouneeo st AiBunpuoooe pure Bison prnoys LOST © UN PLE SAMOA ‘aunurayep [lo IDNyM JS SOMA sey PUR pIEY oN, HUDLURedAC ST “spo sass at 207 s0igpY 8 Jo uOREUBISx ap 3 aouaRbasue> 34 03 peo] Ajquitaaut jou sep Ariigisuodsax jo aouejdanoe pure aouaIsHo os tong Say Se Tanam gy aTeIOA(Y aA PUP WOURIE oy quauTuraA08 ax jo jsogudie our ay fo 940 syuasandax aut20p =xp 3H Ha Zpayenyeaa aq 03 Amausuodsas Jera}sATUT FenprA 3th Jo Bupgion yy 8} mov 2ouapy4e anoge ay WL 2ounpyss ayn Sunes (a) “hogod jo srayew pure siayeur jeuonerado 205 Aiuaisundsox uossioq wor Dun “exp axp pe “iaxsiq ur uostad azeyy oun wou sode>s9 1930 (Sem Ua 2 0) aout soume| py &@ 398 suapadaid ayy sods swt Buy “URISA2 posnyan‘presnopy sy suostd wr suodwam pure wauidinbe adeoso 30 3 “puy ax s2a0 pus vostzd asousaynyyy W003} sadeoss 1940 voR EU 4304 > [ez9AaS ade} ‘PIEMOH TREN ‘Steo:D9g MOH 248 FOBT Aygmnusanery weadoang, 249 jo aig saqulayy so} P ynoge SHEN aeraduronuT BuAEU! 10} ‘Gancisvodsax pardaace Bunawy “éxysmpuy pue oper, jo wwounsedag 2 wos poutsan Kopp Se/OUPENL TH OG6T UE PUR ye Sta eToUOLTTES 34 0 faaofwoxp veg wre EULA SI 6961 UT Seat a uy woRaat0> jo peaug ayp 305 wera door sn pu “Aaiqgeuodsasfenpranpur jo wey dit “mgsundsox sano ur wnopyeang 70 seq at) HO 370 SATIRE PRPOA AW Jo woeUBisax ay wy paysar see ay] Jo PMP ou, Sumaour geup parfsoued LOI IEYLL AP ‘ToAoMoy uaa ayy Uy “BUN jaune ¥ 0} usd pazzaaid sy yo o} age aq pom eM pausop ood pet) ouniosoyy IY Weld onary aN pamoacy “seA9M0% ‘ropet Bmp “dn tage} 9 0} Hondo weadoma a poten ‘SMD a) ‘pur apex 107 ayeig Jo Arexarag ‘oupjasop] aA edoIng woxy soU30 eu sued annoys wines yaumurano8 4 papaya ara wopuny paisin a say Aq pasnea azomy xp 1940 pousts omy, Kuedwo> ayy 20} pig anosar © ]OUOX ‘2yL amsoyo won pouayeary sem ‘Muedmo> Suumpeueur idooTeU, B “pucpsayy a Bs sardoorTarT PUNTA ASEH VA DUE OB6E UL DIO USjazo ayy wos} pauBisar ose suNHY zpY PUR AON] ‘pape suena a woes Seos0y gtg ay jo uoReredand Jo Pel ay s9n0 poueor Arras UBporoy avy woIBuETED pro -suoME 5 YouoySTUTU dans Loy oNURDS ag PapIAord swpy SPUEPATEA 2, rubnensnmupe p30) Aamiqsuodsr a uepstp 058 Sef ‘a af ogi aeload oy Supra aut ana soneaoq se 24 Jo 2uqe99 wt ‘smoy a ur supponncud sno Jo feop yas eTasn © Ka pomlae -daoxa sexs pu woquaauoo fa paxmbor jou so ona! pepnpuo> any siodeyjeuOHMNSUO>P S34}0 9 Kuo ayy st oRWALOD way -soord e579 anoqeq 04 op [=H UHNOK PED 3s0u) axe azogy Sjuapadaid ayy 1 Anpese> Peyoo| S424 | 28N09 J svapto asou, no partie sas yep auneus 1 siosjaredns sep Aq 10 sampanoid 10 s1api0 yno AED 02 10 owusenon jai08D,Constitutional and Administrative Low Contra! Government Professor Biner went on to question whether in fact there isa ‘cone: vention’ of resignation at all, and concludes ‘haphazard in operation sponsibility requices that express their views frankly in the expect Collective responsi ‘The sibling convention of collective Cabinet responsibility emphasises the unanimity of government and its accountability to Parliament. The classic expression of collective responsibility remains that of Lord Salisbury. For all that passes in Cabinet every member of it who ai is absolutely and imetrievably responsible and has no afterwards to say that he agreed in one case to compromise, wlohe fn another he was persuaded by leagues .. Its only on the principle of absolute respor taken by every member Of the Cabinet, who, ber of it that the j la responsibility es ‘The rationale for the convention lies in the need for government to resent a united front to Parliament andi the public in order to maintain, confidence. A government which exhibits public disagreements over policy matters is one which will be regarded as weak, and will be sub ected to challenges to its authority to continue in office. ‘Two principal s underlie collective responsibility. The first rule is that once an agreement is reached in Cabinet all Members of Cabinet - and many outside Cabinet, (se below) ~ are bound to speak im support of the decision, There should be no criticism or dissent from the decision in public ~ irespective of whether or not the particular member of Cabinet was party to the discussion. Equally ifa decision, reached by the Prime Minister in Cabinet Committee or the Inner ) Agreements to difer is posbefor the convention ofcolistive respon : ‘the circumstances are stich that the political bog mii ie ir ee sped! oot ae fe convention tn fave broken by Member of Cabinet, Two ilusations of waive ly intransigent faction in Cabinet on the ral ’s continued membership of the European government had decided to pr fendum, although in advance of the public gaze. 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