CABINET

The Cabinet is supported by a Cabinet Committee system which, as in most Commonwealth countries, largely serves two main purposes: to relieve the burden on the Cabinet; and to provide a mechanism for more in-depth collective consideration of major policy issues and matters of significant public interest. Ideally, the Cabinet Committee system is ‘intended to be greater than simply the sum of its constituent parts', as the system is designed to make available to Cabinet Ministers a specialized cadre of senior public officials who bring together wider knowledge, expertise and perspectives of varying Ministries, Departments and Agencies to increase the likelihood of better conclusions. The recommendations of all Cabinet Committees are then referred to Cabinet for final decision... The Cabinet is the principal instrument of policy, is charged with the general direction and control of the Government of Jamaica and is collectively responsible to Parliament... The Cabinet Office sits at the..

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