- Definitions & explanations
- Getting started
- Writing papers
- All papers
- Appointment papers
- Checklist for departments
- Checklist for Ministers' offices
- Getting a Minister to sign a paper
- Good presentation
- Legislative papers
- Ministers' overseas travel papers
- Papers on major policy issues: format options
- Policy papers
- Regulation papers
- Security classifications
- Submitting papers to Cabinet & committees
- Writing tips
Policy papers
Paper content
Standard policy paper: requirements for content
Regulatory impact assessment and regulatory impact statements
Financial implications and recommendations:
- consultation with Treasury
- Guidelines for Changes to Baselines, and the Treasury Financial Recommendations Technical Guide [Cabinet Office Circular CO (02) 17]
- papers with financial recommendations
- consultation with the Minister of Finance
- drafting financial recommendations
For papers going to the Cabinet Social Development Committee: gender implications and disability perspective
Cabinet Policy Committee (POL) terms of reference and membership
Cabinet Economic Development Committee (EDC) terms of reference and membership
Cabinet Social Development Committee (SDC) terms of reference and membership
Cabinet External Relations and Defence Committee (ERD) terms of reference and membership
Consultation
Releasing a discussion document
Cabinet requirements of consultation with government agencies
Cabinet requirements of consultation with interest groups
Departmental interests in the consultation process: starting out
Consultation on:
- key policy issues
- matters of general importance
- impact on population groups
- specialised areas of relevance, across government
- specific policy/operational issues
