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Director General, Propriety and Constitution Group (PCG)

Ellen Atkinson

Director General, Propriety and Constitution Group (PCG)

The Director General, Propriety and Constitution Group is responsible for:

  • ensuring the highest standards of propriety and ethics across all government departments
  • overseeing constitutional policy and providing advice to Ministers on parliamentary, crown and other constitutional issues
  • overseeing the Honours Secretariat
  • overseeing the Privy Council Office
  • advising on the policies and codes governing ministers and special advisers
  • managing government’s relationship with the ‘independent offices’ (e.g. the Civil Service Commission)
  • advising on public appointments (i.e. appointment to posts of public administration)

Cabinet Office