Andy Burnham shakes up Whitehall with new government department
Summary
Andy Burnham has created a new government department by merging parts of the Cabinet Office, Treasury, and housing ministry. This new Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet will lead local economic growth and regional empowerment, with headquarters in London and Manchester.Key Facts
- The new department is called the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and will oversee operations in London (No 10) and Manchester (No 10 North).
- Teams focused on local growth and devolution have moved from the Treasury and housing ministry to No 10 North.
- Parts of the Cabinet Office will form a new agency named OneGov, handling HR tasks like pensions, hiring, and security checks.
- Other Cabinet Office functions have been moved to different government departments (equality to housing; digital ID to culture; public sector fraud to work and pensions; investment security to business).
- Civil servants may receive relocation pay to move from London to Manchester to staff the new No 10 North office.
- The Department for Science, Technology and Innovation has been abolished; many duties returned to business and culture departments.
- Responsibility for artificial intelligence (AI) will be managed by the new Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, with a prime ministerial adviser on AI.
- The new AI minister, Kanishka Narayan, will have a cabinet seat within this office.
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