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Cabinet Secretary | |
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since 16 December 2024 | |
Cabinet Office | |
Style | The Right Honourable (UK and the Commonwealth) |
Member of | Privy Council |
Reports to | Prime Minister Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster |
Appointer | Prime Minister |
Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
Inaugural holder | Sir Maurice Hankey |
Formation | 1916 |
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The cabinet secretary is the most senior civil servant in the United Kingdom and is based in the Cabinet Office. The person in this role acts as the senior policy adviser to the prime minister and Cabinet, and as the secretary to the Cabinet is responsible to all ministers for the efficient running of government. The role is currently occupied by Sir Chris Wormald.[1]