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Preparing papers
- Which issues need to be submitted to a Cabinet committee?
- What can go straight to Cabinet without first going to a committee?
- Consultation with government agencies
- Consultation with interest groups
- Format of standard Cabinet paper
- Role of Cabinet Office in enforcing the requirements and format of standard Cabinet papers
- 10 page rule: length of standard Cabinet papers
- Tips on writing papers
- Good presentation in Cabinet papers
- Regulatory impact assessment and regulatory impact statements
- Human Rights implications/Bill of Rights Act
- Protection of official information: security classifications
Submitting papers
- What is the deadline for a paper?
- Getting papers on to a Cabinet committee agenda
- Submission of Cabinet and committee papers
- Late papers: process for submission
- Amending or withdrawing a paper
- Power to Act
Cabinet committee paper checklist for departments