Committee on Standards in Public Life: Defining the boundaries within the Executive: Ministers, Sp…
R9-29
Published April 2003
Response position and delivery status are recorded separately. Acceptance does not establish implementation.
Recommendation (the Committee's words)
It should be for the Government to decide on the overall distribution between departments of the number of special advisers approved by Parliament. (page 63)
From: Committee on Standards in Public Life, Defining the boundaries within the Executive: Ministers, Special Advisers and the permanent Civil Service, April 2003