Guide to Collective Decision Making

DescriptionGuide to Collective Decision Making
ISBN
Official Print Publication Date
Website Publication DateAugust 15, 2003

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Guide to Collective Decision Making

SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE
August 2003

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CONTENTS

Section

Preface

Paragraph

1. Decision-Making in the Scottish Executive

Introduction

1.1

Collective Responsibility

1.2

Arrangements for Supporting Collective Decision-Making

1.6

2. Collective Responsibility and the Roles of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister

Collective Responsibility within the Scottish Executive

2.1

The Roles of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister

2.6

3. The Decision-Making Process

Decision-Making Mechanisms

3.1

Minutes to Ministers

3.6

Ministerial Meetings

3.13

Meetings Convened by the First Minister, the Deputy First Minster, the Minister for Finance and Public Services or the Minister for Parliamentary Business

3.17

Ad Hoc Groups of Ministers

3.18

Delivery Groups

3.20

Cabinet Sub-Committees

3.21

The Scottish Cabinet

3.22

4. The Scottish Cabinet

Introduction

4.1

Membership of the Cabinet

4.2

Meetings of the Cabinet

4.5

Cabinet Business

4.7

Clearing Proposals with the Cabinet in Correspondence

4.12

Preparing the Agenda for Cabinet Meetings

4.13

Preparing Memoranda for the Cabinet

4.17

Circulating Papers

4.26

Recording the Decisions Reached

4.29

Protecting the Confidentiality of Cabinet Papers Etc

4.33

5. The Cabinet Secretariat

5.1

6. Conclusion

6.1

Annex A:Cabinet Approval of Proposals for Primary Legislation

AnnexB: Consultation with the Law Officers

Note: All references in this Guide to "the Cabinet" are references to the Scottish Cabinet

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