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Cabinet Secretary to stand down

Sir Mark Sedwill has today announced that he will stand down from his role as Cabinet Secretary, National Security Adviser and Head of the Civil Service in September, after over 30 years in Government service.

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Extra funding for service charities as veterans’ support is stepped up

Today the Office for Veterans’ Affairs (OVA) and the MOD have announced that 100 Armed Forces charities will benefit from nearly £6million of extra funding to support serving personnel, veterans and their families during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Response to article published in the FT on Wednesday 24 June on ventilators

An article published in the Financial Times on 24 June makes a number of inaccurate and misleading claims about the Government’s Ventilator Challenge.

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Government accelerates border planning for the end of the Transition Period

Border controls for EU goods imported into Great Britain will be introduced at the end of Transition Period in stages to give businesses affected by coronavirus more time to prepare.

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New study to understand effect of COVID-19 on veterans

A new study to understand the effect of coronavirus on former service personnel is to be launched today, veterans minister Johnny Mercer has announced.

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Update on the Ventilator Challenge

The Government has today announced it will continue to support eleven devices in its Ventilator Challenge, as part of the drive to increase ventilator supply and protect the NHS.

Latest from the Cabinet Office

  1. GOV.UK proposition
    • Guidance
  2. National Underground Asset Register Project Update
    • Policy paper
  3. Bringing together housing, land and planning geospatial datasets
    • Guidance

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What the Cabinet Office does

We support the Prime Minister and ensure the effective running of government. We are also the corporate headquarters for government, in partnership with HM Treasury, and we take the lead in certain critical policy areas.

Cabinet Office is a ministerial department, supported by 22 agencies and public bodies.

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Services

  1. Register to vote
  2. Get coronavirus support as a clinically extremely vulnerable person
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Guidance and regulation

  1. Coronavirus (COVID-19) statistics and analysis
    • Detailed guide
  2. Staying alert and safe (social distancing)
    • Guidance
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News and communications

  1. “The privilege of public service” given as the Ditchley Annual Lecture
    • Speech
  2. Improved access to MasterMap data and core location identifiers
    • Press release
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Research and statistics

  1. Cabinet Office statistics: standards and policies
    • Official statistics
  2. Freedom of Information statistics: January to March 2020
    • National statistics
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Policy papers and consultations

  1. National Underground Asset Register Project Update
    • Policy paper
  2. Global Trade Programme
    • Policy paper
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Transparency and freedom of information releases

  1. Official Development Assistance (ODA): FCO Prosperity Fund spend
    • Transparency
  2. Conflict, Stability and Security Fund Official Development Assistance spend: International Aid Transparency Initiative data
    • Transparency
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Our ministers

The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP
The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP
The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP
The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP
The Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg MP
The Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg MP
The Rt Hon Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
The Rt Hon Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
The Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP
The Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP
Chloe Smith MP
Chloe Smith MP
Lord Agnew
Lord Agnew

Unpaid

Lord True CBE
Lord True CBE
The Rt Hon Amanda Milling MP
The Rt Hon Amanda Milling MP

Unpaid

Julia Lopez MP
Julia Lopez MP
Johnny Mercer MP
Johnny Mercer MP

Our management

Sir Mark Sedwill
Sir Mark Sedwill
Cabinet Secretary
Alex Chisholm
Alex Chisholm
Permanent Secretary (Cabinet Office), Chief Operating Officer for the Civil Service
Elizabeth Gardiner
Elizabeth Gardiner
First Parliamentary Counsel
Sir Simon Gass
Sir Simon Gass
Chair of the Joint Intelligence Committee
Rupert McNeil
Chief People Officer
Helen MacNamara
Director General, Propriety and Ethics
Gareth Rhys Williams
Government Chief Commercial Officer
Alex Aiken
Executive Director, Government Communications
Karen Blackett OBE
Non-Executive Board Member
Anand Aithal
Non-Executive Board Member
Baroness Finn
Non-Executive Board Member
Lord Hogan-Howe
Non-Executive Board Member
Henry De Zoete
Non-Executive Board Member
David Quarrey CMG
Prime Minister’s International Affairs Adviser and Deputy National Security Adviser
Lucy Smith
Director General for UK Governance
Mike Parsons
Director General, Government Property
Mike Ashley
Non-Executive Board Member
Dominic Fortescue
Government Chief Security Officer
Alison Pritchard
Interim Director General, Government Digital Service
Nick Smallwood
Chief Executive, Infrastructure and Projects Authority
Kevin Cunnington
Director General, International Government Service
Alex Ellis
Deputy National Security Adviser
The Rt Hon Gisela Stuart
Lead Non-executive Board Member

Special representatives

Kevin Cunnington
Kevin Cunnington
Digital Envoy for the UK

Contact the Cabinet Office

Media enquiries

Press office contact details can be found on: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/cabinet-office/about/media-enquiries.

Public enquiries

Correspondence Team
Cabinet Office
70 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2AS
United Kingdom

Email

publiccorrespondence@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Telephone

020 7276 1234

Our Personal Information Charter explains how we handle your information when you contact us. It also explains how to make a data protection request for your personal information: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/cabinet-office/about/personal-information-charter

It may take longer for us to reply to correspondence sent by post at the moment. If you are able, please send an email instead.

Make an FOI request

  1. Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request.
  2. Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question.
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Freedom of information requests

FOI Team
Cabinet Office
Room 405
70 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2AS
United Kingdom

Email

foi-team@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

For information about how we handle your personal information when you make a freedom of information request, please see our Personal Information Charter: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/cabinet-office/about/personal-information-charter

High profile groups within the Cabinet Office

  1. Cabinet Office Board
  2. Civil Service Fast Track Apprenticeship
  3. Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
  4. Disability Unit
  5. Geospatial Commission
  6. Government Commercial Function
  7. Government Digital Service
  8. Government Property Function
  9. National Leadership Centre
  10. National security and intelligence
  11. Office for Veterans' Affairs
  12. Office of the Parliamentary Counsel
  13. Open Public Services
  14. Race Disparity Unit
  15. United Kingdom Security Vetting

Corporate information

Jobs and contracts

  1. Procurement at Cabinet Office
  2. Working for Cabinet Office
  3. Jobs

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