Reports ‘need to remain secret’
PA Wellington Reports from the heads of Government departments to Cabinet Ministers definitely needed to remain secret, said the Secretary to the Treasury (Mr Bernard Galvin) yesterday. Not remaining this would lead to a diminution in the quality of advice a Minister received from the permanent head of a department and a reduction in frankness, he said. Mr Galvin confirmed that he had put a written submission to the Parliamentary select committee considering the Freedom of Information Bill. Mr Galvin said the Public Service should be left free to give the best advice it could to Ministers. “If a Minister does not accept a report and it is available to the public, there could be a slanging match between him and the permanent head,” he said.
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