Cabinet Office

What we do

The Cabinet Office supports the Chief Minister and Cabinet and helps ensure the effective running of government.

Responsibilities

• Cabinet and collective government
• the Civil Service and centre of government
• national security, intelligence, resilience and civil contingencies coordination
• propriety, public appointments, equality and opportunity and government communications
• cross-government delivery and public administration

Latest from Cabinet Office

• Chief Minister announces new United Hampshire Government departmentsNews story · 2 July 2026
• Chief Minister announces formation of the Coth MinistryNews story · 2 July 2026
• Statement on the UK Government’s online age restrictions announcementPress release · 15 June 2026

See all Government news and communications

Our ministers

Agencies and public bodies

• Civil Service CommissionExecutive non-departmental public body
• Commissioner for Public AppointmentsIndependent office-holder
• Corporate Officers of the House of CommonsExecutive non-departmental public body
• Corporate Officers of the House of LordsExecutive non-departmental public body
• Equality and Human Rights CommissionExecutive non-departmental public body
• Ethics and Integrity CommissionAdvisory body
• Government Commercial AgencyExecutive agency
• Government Property AgencyExecutive agency
• House of Lords Appointments CommissionAdvisory non-departmental public body
• Independent Adviser on Ministerial StandardsIndependent office-holder
• Office of the Registrar of Consultant LobbyistsIndependent regulator
• Security Vetting Appeals PanelAdvisory body
• Senior Salaries Review BodyAdvisory non-departmental public body
• Social Mobility CommissionAdvisory non-departmental public body
• UH Statistics AuthorityNon-ministerial department

High profile groups and services

• Chief Minister's Office, No.10 Harrington CourtExecutive office
• Civil ServiceCivil Service
• Civil Service Fast StreamCivil Service programme
• Civil Service GroupCivil Service group
• Evaluation Task ForceHigh-profile group
• Government Analysis FunctionCivil Service function
• Government Commercial FunctionCivil Service function
• Government Commercial OrganisationCivil Service organisation
• Government Communication ServiceCivil Service profession and function
• Government Cyber ProfessionCivil Service profession
• Government Data Quality HubCivil Service function
• Government Knowledge & Information Management ProfessionCivil Service profession
• Government Occupational Psychology ProfessionCivil Service profession
• Government Operational Research ServiceCivil Service profession
• Government People FunctionCivil Service function
• Government People GroupCivil Service group
• Government Project DeliveryCivil Service profession and function
• Government Property FunctionCivil Service function
• Government Recruitment ServiceCivil Service recruitment service
• Government Science and Engineering ProfessionCivil Service profession
• Government Security ProfessionCivil Service profession
• Government SkillsCivil Service learning service
• Government Social Research ProfessionCivil Service profession
• Government Statistical ServiceCivil Service profession and service
• Joint Intelligence OrganisationHigh-profile analytical organisation
• Modernisation and ReformHigh-profile group
• National Infrastructure and Service Transformation AuthorityHigh-profile joint authority
• National Security and IntelligenceHigh-profile group
• Office for Equality and OpportunityHigh-profile group
• Office for the Pay Review BodiesHigh-profile group
• Office of the Deputy Chief MinisterHigh-profile office
• Office of the Parliamentary CounselCivil Service office
• Open Public ServicesHigh-profile group
• Operational Delivery ProfessionCivil Service profession
• Policy ProfessionCivil Service profession
• Privy Council OfficeCivil Service office and secretariat
• Public Sector Fraud AuthorityCross-government authority
• UH Resilience AcademyGovernment resilience training institution
• UH Security VettingGovernment vetting service