THE EXECUTIVE (MINISTERIAL RESPONSIBILITY)
This essay entails the discussion about the part of executive in the United Kingdom. It will
discuss the composition of executive by defining the purpose of Ministerial code and role of
Prime Minister in United Kingdom. We will further discuss the role and the supremacies of
executive by describing the controls and structure of the cabinets and other ministers who are
not the part of the cabinet. Moreover, it will explain the parliamentary private sectaries and
part of the civil service. Lastly, we will discuss the constitutional conventions of individual
and collective ministerial responsibility.
The term "executive" normally means the division of government answerable for imposing
and enforcing laws and policies. It is one of the three divisions of government in the UK,
together with the legislative (Parliament) and judicial (courts) branches. Executive is defined
as the central government that can be headed by the Sovereign. The executive is responsible
for controlling government departments and organizations, formulates policies, making
decisions on policy implementation, and supervises the everyday procedures of government.
The composition of the executive is done in a way that Prime Minister is the Head at the
national level. Other executive officials such as the cabinet, junior ministers and the civil
service controls the regional level and local levels of government headed by local authorities,
the Police and armed forces. The powers that are given to the Prime Minister and the cabinet
are not derived from the statute not from the common law but largely derived from the
constitutional conventions. Walter Bagehot describes the difference among the venerable
and effectual parts of the constitution such as the government of the day is termed as the
efficient part and role of crown is termed as the dignified part. As of today, crown only has
ceremonial role and thus the functions of the government are mainly carried out by the
government of the day in the name of the crown.
The role of Prime Minister is not clearly defined in the constitution of the UK not even in
the Ministerial code. The Foreword of prime minister that is described by the Rishi Sunak is
that “he will ensure economic stability by maintaining the currency of their state, he will
strengthen the NHS (National Health Service) by privatizing it and give more control over it.
He will compensate the challenges by embracing the opportunity of Brexit, will ensure the
integrity by upholding the principle of public life and by establishing the economy where
innovative businesses can invest” (Ministerial Code).
This essay entails the discussion about the part of executive in the United Kingdom. It will
discuss the composition of executive by defining the purpose of Ministerial code and role of
Prime Minister in United Kingdom. We will further discuss the role and the supremacies of
executive by describing the controls and structure of the cabinets and other ministers who are
not the part of the cabinet. Moreover, it will explain the parliamentary private sectaries and
part of the civil service. Lastly, we will discuss the constitutional conventions of individual
and collective ministerial responsibility.
The term "executive" normally means the division of government answerable for imposing
and enforcing laws and policies. It is one of the three divisions of government in the UK,
together with the legislative (Parliament) and judicial (courts) branches. Executive is defined
as the central government that can be headed by the Sovereign. The executive is responsible
for controlling government departments and organizations, formulates policies, making
decisions on policy implementation, and supervises the everyday procedures of government.
The composition of the executive is done in a way that Prime Minister is the Head at the
national level. Other executive officials such as the cabinet, junior ministers and the civil
service controls the regional level and local levels of government headed by local authorities,
the Police and armed forces. The powers that are given to the Prime Minister and the cabinet
are not derived from the statute not from the common law but largely derived from the
constitutional conventions. Walter Bagehot describes the difference among the venerable
and effectual parts of the constitution such as the government of the day is termed as the
efficient part and role of crown is termed as the dignified part. As of today, crown only has
ceremonial role and thus the functions of the government are mainly carried out by the
government of the day in the name of the crown.
The role of Prime Minister is not clearly defined in the constitution of the UK not even in
the Ministerial code. The Foreword of prime minister that is described by the Rishi Sunak is
that “he will ensure economic stability by maintaining the currency of their state, he will
strengthen the NHS (National Health Service) by privatizing it and give more control over it.
He will compensate the challenges by embracing the opportunity of Brexit, will ensure the
integrity by upholding the principle of public life and by establishing the economy where
innovative businesses can invest” (Ministerial Code).
