Cabinet Office
The Cabinet Office sits at the centre of government and, with the Treasury,
provides the government’s coordination function. The Cabinet Office has an
overarching purpose of making government work better. The Department has
three core functions that enable it to achieve this overarching purpose:
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Supporting the Prime Minister – to define and deliver
the Government’s objectives and drive forward from the centre particular
cross-departmental priority issues such as public service improvement,
social exclusion, the Third Sector
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Supporting the Cabinet – to drive the coherence, quality
and delivery of policy and operations across departments; and
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Strengthening the Civil Service – to ensure the civil
service is organised effectively and has the capability in terms of
skills, values and leadership to deliver the Government's objectives.
Contact information
Parliamentary Branch
Correspondence Section
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Ministers
Ed Miliband
Minister for the Cabinet Office
(and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster): The Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP
The Minister for the Cabinet Office holds particular responsibiity for the
business of the department and its policies and, in particular, leads on:
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Social exclusion
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Public service improvement
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Supporting development of the Government's programme cross
departments
Private Office to
Ed Miliband
Phil Hope
Parliamentary Secretary, Minister
for the Third Sector and Minister for the East Midlands: Phil Hope MP
Leads on:
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Third Sector
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Departmental policy on better regulation
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Departmental “Green”Minister
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Minister for the East Midlands
Private Office to
Phil Hope
Tom Watson
Parliamentary Secretary: Tom
Watson MP
Leads on:
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Transformational Government
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Civil Service Issues
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Civil Contingencies
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Central Office of Information
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Government Communications Network
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National School of Government
Private Office to
Tom Watson
Tessa Jowell
Minister for the Olympics and
Minister for London (Paymaster General): The Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP
Leads on:
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Delivery of the overall Olympic Programme and legacy plans
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Responsibility for the Olympic Lottery Distributor
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Humanitarian assistance
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Minister for London
Please see Tessa Jowell's Parliamentary and Ministerial Correspondence
section at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
Private Offices
Private Office to Ed Miliband
Private Office to Phil Hope
Private Office to Tom Watson
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Executive Agencies
Central Office of Information
The Central Office of Information supplies consultancy, procurement and
project management in a range of marketing and publicity services to
Government Departments and Agencies.
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Chief Executive: Alan Bishop
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Responsible Minister:
Parliamentary Secretary
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Address: Hercules House, Hercules Road, London, SE1 7DU
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Website:
www.coi.gov.uk
[External website]
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Telephone: 020 7928 2345
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Fax: 020 7928 5037
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Email:
alan.bishop@coi.gsi.gov.uk
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Note: Central Office of Information is also a separate
non-Ministerial Department
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