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Contact Persons
Objectives
Secretary to the Cabinet
Permanent Secretary
Secretariat and Supporting Staff
 Contact Persons
Secretary to the Cabinet and Head of the Civil Service
Mr S C Seeballuck
Tel : 201 2850
Fax : 208 6642
Email: sseeballuck@mail.gov.mu
Principal Assistant Secretary
Mr A. Pursonon
Tel: 201-3463
Fax: 201-2975
Email: apursonon@mail.gov.mu
Mr Y. Gaonjur
Tel: 201-1290
Fax : 201-1288
Email: ygaonjur@mail.gov.mu
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Objectives
The Cabinet Office is responsible for servicing the Cabinet of Ministers, which is
the supreme authority where the Government takes policy decisions.
The Cabinet Office which operates under the Prime Minister, is staffed by -
(a) the Secretary to the Cabinet;
(b) the Principal Assistant Secretary; and
(c) a Secretariat and Supporting Staff.
Secretary to the Cabinet
Section 70 of the Constitution provides that there shall be a Secretary to the Cabinet whose office shall be a public office. The Secretary to the Cabinet shall be responsible, in accordance with such instructions as may be given to him by the Prime Minister, for arranging the business for, and keeping the minutes of, the Cabinet or any of its committees and for conveying the decisions of the Cabinet or any of its Committees to the appropriate person or authority, and shall have such other functions as the Prime Minister may direct.
The Papers to be considered by Cabinet are scrutinised by the Secretary to the Cabinet. These comprise Memoranda and Information Papers, draft Bills and proposals for nomination on Boards and Committees. A draft Agenda is submitted to the Prime Minister who is the sole authority for determining the contents of the Agenda for each Cabinet Meeting.
Each Minister is provided with a set of Papers, according to the Agenda approved by the Prime Minister, for consideration at the next Cabinet Meeting.
At the end of each meeting the Secretary to the Cabinet issues a Communiqué; of the important decisions reached and transmits to the Clerk, National Assembly legislations approved by Cabinet for introduction into the National Assembly.
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Principal Assistant Secretary
The Principal Assistant Secretary gives general assistance to the Secretary to the Cabinet in the fulfillment of his duties.
He keeps records of decisions reached by Cabinet, and makes arrangements for their transmission to relevant Ministries. She is responsible for the safe keeping of all records of Cabinet.
He makes necessary arrangements for the holding of Economic Committees of Cabinet.
Secretariat and Supporting Staff
Cabinet is assisted by a Secretariat commonly known as the Cabinet Office. The prime objective of this Office is therefore to assist the Cabinet in discharging its duties. Its role is linked to the weekly session of Cabinet. It has to follow a set pattern of works to be ready for the next meeting of the Cabinet.
The Cabinet Office functions under the supervision of the Secretary to the Cabinet. It processess all documents to be considered by Cabinet. In processing a document the Office has to pay special attention to the drafting, presentation and the quality thereof. Cabinet documents are prepared according to set guidelines and the final product to be presented to Ministers should be neat, clear and cogent. A set of documents is prepared for each Minister.
The Cabinet Office is also responsible for processing of Awards for the conferment of Honours and Medals and the safe keeping of same.
All matters relating to appointment and replacement of Ministers as well as the President of the Republic, the Vice-President, are dealt with by the Cabinet Office.
The Cabinet Office is the link between the Office of the President and the Executive.
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