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The Cabinet Office set out the current governance and decision-making structures for EU Exit.13 There are two ministerial committees, one focused on operations which currently meets daily and one focused on strategy which meets less often. At an official level, there is a programme board and regular meetings of senior officials across government involved in EU Exit and transition preparations.14 The Cabinet Office feels that the ministerial structure has worked well, to achieve consensus and ...

The Cabinet Office set out the current governance and decision-making structures for EU Exit.13 There are two ministerial committees, one focused on operations which currently meets daily and one focused on strategy which meets less often. At an official level, there is a programme board and regular meetings of senior officials across government involved in EU Exit and transition preparations.14 The Cabinet Office feels that the ministerial structure has worked well, to achieve consensus and for “cracking through” decision-making.15 It feels that it represents a concentration and simplification of decision-making structures, compared to those Type: conclusion | Number: 8 | Response status: not_addressed