Operations

The Operations Secretariat helps ensure the successful functioning of the Cabinet Committee for Operations and related ad hoc committees.

The Cabinet Committee for Operations provides the day-to-day coordination of the Government's agenda, including issues management, legislation and house planning, and communications.

The Operations Secretariat supplies strategic advice and coordinates departmental linkages on a wide range of priorities and issues.

Key roles include:

• Scheduling committee meetings;
• Recording committee deliberations;
• Preparing briefing notes for committee members, the chair and Privy Council Office (PCO) officials;
• Reviewing departmental policy proposals to achieve a standard quality for ministerial consideration;
• Ensuring timely communication of committee decisions to departments and agencies across government.

The secretariat also plays a policy coordination role within PCO.

Key Links

Cabinet

Further Reading

The Role and Structure of the Privy Council Office (November 2008)

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