Information between 16th September 2021 - 12th June 2024
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Department of Health and Social Care: Meetings
Asked by: Owen Thompson (Scottish National Party - Midlothian) Tuesday 22nd March 2022 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department’s Information Risk Management and Assurance Directorate take steps to internally distribute and publicise guidance on (a) minute taking during Ministerial meetings and (b) requirements for officials to be present during Ministerial meetings. Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice) The creation and distribution of guidance on minute taking and the requirement for officials to be present is not within the remit of the Information Risk Management and Assurance Directorate. |
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Department of Health and Social Care: Meetings
Asked by: Owen Thompson (Scottish National Party - Midlothian) Thursday 23rd December 2021 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department takes to ensure that at least one official from his Department is present during all (a) meetings and (b) phone calls relating to Government business between Ministers and third parties. Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice) The Department operates in line with the Ministerial Code which states at 8.14 that “a private secretary or official should be present for all discussions relating to Government business. If a Minister meets an external organisation or individual and finds themselves discussing official business without an official present… any significant content should be fed back to the department as soon as possible”. |
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Department of Health and Social Care: Meetings
Asked by: Owen Thompson (Scottish National Party - Midlothian) Thursday 23rd December 2021 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department’s process is for (a) recording and (b) keeping minutes of all meetings relating to Government business. Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice) Formal, structured meetings are usually minuted. Guidance is available to help officials meet their obligation under the Civil Service Code to ‘keep accurate official records’, which includes making records of decisions and actions that take place in meetings. Specific procedures are in place for external meetings involving ministers in ‘Guidance on the management of Private Office Papers’, which is available at the following link: https://cdn.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/information-management/popapersguidance2009.pdf |