This would absorb the old prime minister's office plus the cabinet secretariat and the Economic Planning Agency.

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He has also shoved a tight budget through parliament and made a start on administrative reform, creating a cabinet secretariat that tries to stop ministers acting as rival chieftains.

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Indeed, the Chartered Management Institute and the Civil Contingencies Secretariat, within the Cabinet Office, produce an annual report on threats to business including best practice advice on implementing business continuity plans (BCP).

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