- 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
- 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
- papers seeking changes to baselines
For papers going to the Cabinet Social Policy Committee: gender implications and disability perspective
Terms of reference and membership of the Cabinet committees
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
