- helps cabinet collectively to make policy
-provides policy analysis across departments
-develops public services delivery and co-ordination
-provide corporate management and effciency
-responsible for key central themes
MINISTERIAL RESPONSIBLITY
a minister is responsible for government policy, answerable in parliament, may be blamed for errors/mistakes and could be under pressure to resign
COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBLITY
cabinet is collectively responsible for all policies, cabinet members should not disagree in public, if a minister disagrees they may be required to resign and is an instrument of party discipline
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