§ 32. Mr. Formanasked the Minister for the Civil Service if he will set out the broad lines of his Department's responsibility vis-à-vis other Departments in Whitehall.
§ Mr. Charles R. MorrisBroadly, the Civil Service Department is responsible for the central management of the Civil Service. The responsibility involves a wide range of different functions, in which the Civil Service Department works in partnership with other Departments whose Ministers and accounting officers carry direct responsibility for the administration of their Departments. Particular responsibilities have developed to serve the needs of parliamentary accountability, of economy and of efficiency.