Whitehall machinery of government

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governmental structure public administration concept

Whitehall machinery of government refers to the structures, processes, and institutions at the center of the UK government that coordinate policy-making and administration across departments.

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Label	Occurrences
Whitehall machinery of government canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	governmental structure ⓘ public administration concept ⓘ
characteristic	based on ministerial responsibility ⓘ evolves incrementally rather than by codified constitution ⓘ highly centralised around the Prime Minister and Cabinet ⓘ relies on a permanent, politically neutral civil service ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
governs	central performance management of departments ⓘ collective Cabinet decision-making ⓘ creation and abolition of departments ⓘ machinery of government changes ⓘ policy coordination between UK government departments ⓘ transfer of functions between ministers ⓘ
hasPart	Cabinet Office NERFINISHED ⓘ Cabinet Secretariat NERFINISHED ⓘ Cabinet committees ⓘ Civil Service Board NERFINISHED ⓘ Government Communications Service NERFINISHED ⓘ Government Legal Department NERFINISHED ⓘ HM Treasury NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 10 Downing Street NERFINISHED ⓘ Permanent Secretaries ⓘ Prime Minister's Office NERFINISHED ⓘ UK government departments NERFINISHED ⓘ arm's-length bodies ⓘ central HR and finance functions ⓘ central digital and data functions ⓘ civil service ⓘ collective decision-making processes ⓘ cross-cutting policy teams ⓘ delivery units ⓘ executive agencies ⓘ interdepartmental units ⓘ ministerial offices ⓘ non-ministerial departments ⓘ policy coordination mechanisms ⓘ special advisers ⓘ strategy units ⓘ
influences	intergovernmental relations within the UK ⓘ policy formulation ⓘ public administration practice in the UK ⓘ
legalBasis	Acts of Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ Orders in Council ⓘ royal prerogative ⓘ
locatedIn	London NERFINISHED ⓘ Whitehall NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInJurisdiction	central UK government NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose	allocate and control public expenditure at the centre ⓘ coordinate policy-making across departments ⓘ ensure collective responsibility in government ⓘ maintain continuity of administration between governments ⓘ manage interdepartmental conflicts ⓘ oversee implementation of government priorities ⓘ provide strategic direction for the civil service ⓘ support the Prime Minister and Cabinet ⓘ
relatedConcept	Cabinet government ⓘ UK civil service NERFINISHED ⓘ Westminster model NERFINISHED ⓘ executive branch of the UK government ⓘ
subjectOf	civil service reform debates ⓘ constitutional analysis ⓘ public administration research ⓘ
timePeriod	modern era of UK central government ⓘ

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Jill Rutter → areaOfExpertise → Whitehall machinery of government ⓘ