Cabinet

Government and Politics homework 1. What factors does a Prime Minister take into account when appointing his cabinet? The cabinet is at the apex of machinery of government as the central controlling body of the executive. It has a dual purpose - it is both administrative and a political unit brining together policy formulation and policy implementation at the highest level. As the cabinet is comprised of between 20 and 24 senior ministers, who are selected by the …

…status as decisions by the full Cabinet. Business may also be carried forward through Misc. Groups, normally set up to carry out a particular task, or through ad hoc meetings, which are generally informal groups that cannot make binding decisions. Finally there are also consultative committees where matters are discussed with others outside the UK Government. These include the Joint Consultative Committee with the Liberal Democrats and the Joint Ministerial Committee with the devolved administrations.