Cabinet committees

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Cabinet committees are specialized groups of ministers that handle detailed policy work and decision-making on specific issues on behalf of a government’s full cabinet.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf executive committee
governmental body
policy‑making body
createdBy head of government
prime minister
decisionBindingOn full cabinet
existsInCountry Australia
Bangladesh
Canada
India
Ireland
New Zealand
Nigeria
Pakistan
South Africa
United Kingdom
hasMember cabinet minister
government minister
hasPurpose to enable specialized consideration of issues
to maintain cabinet collective responsibility
to reduce workload of full cabinet
to speed up executive decision‑making
hasRole collective decision‑making
crisis management
detailed policy development
dispute resolution between ministries
inter‑ministerial coordination
oversight of policy implementation
preparation of cabinet agenda items
hasType ad hoc committee
cabinet committee on economic affairs
cabinet committee on foreign affairs
cabinet committee on legislation
cabinet committee on security
cabinet committee on social policy
standing committee
sub‑committee
mayBeAttendedBy junior minister
senior civil servant
special adviser
meetsAt government headquarters
operatesIn Westminster system
parliamentary system
presidential system
partOf cabinet
executive branch
regulatedBy cabinet manual
executive order
government rules of business
reportsTo cabinet
typicallyChairedBy prime minister
senior cabinet minister
usesProcedure collective responsibility principle
confidential deliberations
consensus decision‑making

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Cabinet of New Zealand appoints Cabinet committees
Cabinet of New Zealand delegatesTo Cabinet committees
Cabinet Secretary (for administrative matters) associatedWith Cabinet Committees of the Government of India
linked to: Cabinet committees
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet partOf Cabinet Committees of India
linked to: Cabinet committees
Committee of Secretaries relatedTo Cabinet Committees of the Government of India
subject linked to: Committee of Secretaries (CoS)
linked to: Cabinet committees
Cabinet of Australia subordinateBody Cabinet committees of Australia
linked to: Cabinet committees
Financial Secretary to the Treasury (UK) includedIn British Cabinet committees (by invitation)
subject linked to: FST
linked to: Cabinet committees
Secretariat of other Cabinet Committees supports Cabinet Committees of the Union Cabinet of India
linked to: Cabinet committees
Intergovernmental Relations structures (post-2022) hasComponent Interministerial Groups
linked to: Cabinet committees
Cabinet Economic Development Committee typeOfBody Cabinet policy committee
linked to: Cabinet committees
Council of Ministers (Pakistan) hasSubBody Cabinet Committees
subject linked to: Council of Ministers
linked to: Cabinet committees
Cabinet Honours Committee formedAs Cabinet committee
linked to: Cabinet committees
Minister of State mayAttend Cabinet committees