How Government Works
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21st Oct 2010 |
This course forms part of a CMI Certificate in Leadership and Management
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Who are the key players in Government? How are decisions made? How is collective Ministerial Accountability enforced? How does Number Ten Work? What authority do Ministers have? What is the balance of power between an elected Government and a permanent civil service? How is Government held to account?
Learning Objectives
- Understand how the Prime Minister sets the agenda and influences policy
- Understand how Number Ten works and who is who
- Understand how policy is made through collective ministerial agreement - including Cabinet and Cabinet Committee.
- Understand how ministers are appointed and what their role and authority is
- Understand the role of Parliament and the Courts in holding Government to account
- Understand the role of Special Advisers
- Understand where the UK Government fits in a complex system of Governance Programme
Programme
| 9:15 | Registration |
| 9:45 | Chair’s Introduction
Dr Nigel Forman, Parliamentary Training Consultant; former MP and Minister (confirmed)
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| 10:00 | Structure of Government
Decisions taken by the EU and the Devolved Administrations are increasingly affecting the lives of many UK citizens, so where does the UK Government fit? What is its role? What is the extent of its authority?
Who holds Government to account? What role does Parliament Play? Do the UK Courts have a role? What is the remit of the European Courts?
Dr Nigel Forman, Parliamentary Training Consultant; former MP and Minister (confirmed)
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| 11:15 | Refreshments
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| 10:30 | No10 and its Influence
What are the powers of the Prime Minister? How does the Prime Minister wield power to set the agenda and influence policy? How does Number Ten work? Who is who in Number Ten?
How are Ministers appointed and what is their role? What is the role of the permanent civil service? What are the tensions between the two?
Paul Richards, former Special Adviser (confirmed)
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| 12:45 | Lunch
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| 13:45 | Ministers, Special Advisers and Civil servants: their Roles and Relationships
How are Special Advisers appointed? What is their role? How are they held to account? What is their relationship with civil servants?
How are policy decisions made? What role does Cabinet and Cabinet Committee play? How is collective ministerial accountability achieved / enforced?
Malcolm Wicks MP, former Minister of State; Prime Minister’s Adviser of Energy Policy (confirmed)
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| 15:00 | Refreshments
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| 15:15 | How is policy implemented and reviewed?
What role is played by central Government Departments? Who are they other players?
Rob Smith, former Director General, DCLG (confirmed)
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| 16:30 | Close
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Please note that the programme is subject to change without notice
