Osmotherly Rules: statement on updated guidance
Francis Maude made a written statement on the Osmotherly Rules: guidance for ministers and civil servants on working with Select Committees.
On 2nd October 2014 the Prime Minister announced that John Manzoni had been appointed to the new position of Chief Executive of the Civil Service. Details of that announcement can be found on 바카라 사이트.
The government has also published the latest progress report on civil service reform. This report can also be found on 바카라 사이트 .
Our Civil Service Reform Plan committed to reviewing the Osmotherly Rules 바카라 사이트“ the guidance to departments governing the nature of ministers바카라 사이트™ and civil servants바카라 사이트™ interactions with Select Committees. Following consultation with the Liaison Committee I will today publish updated guidance on 바카라 사이트. This restates the primacy of the principle of ministerial accountability but confirms that the Senior Responsible Owners (SROs) of the government바카라 사이트™s major projects (as defined by the Major Project Authority바카라 사이트™s Portfolio) will now be directly accountable to Parliament for the implementation of their project.
We also confirm that former Accounting Officers can be called to give evidence about their previous responsibilities within a reasonable time period. We will publish a list of SROs in due course and update it periodically.
The updated guidance is available at Departmental evidence and response to select committees: guidance.