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31 January 1992
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Fax No. 071 270 3387
Ms Emma Williams,
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Hong Kong Department
Foreign & Commonwealth Office,
London SW1A 2AH,
United Kingdom.
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Mr. Cox
Explanation from CSB
for the 'cascading overlaps of powers of appointment'. COB wd still like confirmation that we are happy for them
1 to promulgate the CSR draft a
Referrals of Appointments to the Secretary of State
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short reply,
7 and 10 January
Thank you for your letters of The original letter of 7 January found its way to after a somewhat circuitous route.
1992.
have You
indicated concern overlaps of powers of appointment between
that the Secretary for different ranks and
Ber
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me
the over
cascading
officers
the Civil
of
the proposed
fact In
the
Service appears to have wider powers under
appears to have
than under
the
present CSR.
State was
his
amendments overlaps between the Secretary for the Civil Service and more junior officers existed long before the
the subject of
of the Secretary referrals of appointments to raised. The position we have always taken is that SCS has
he has of appointments and
delegated the power authority to certain officers in respect of certain grades and ranks. However, he has done so without prejudice to his power to make any appointment within the scope of the delegation personally notwithstanding that the delegation remains in force. SCS still retains the power to appoint non-directorate officers for which there are Departmental or General Grade Authorities, and his power is not confined to "all other appointments". Hence we are only seeking to reflect the long standing powers of SCS in the proposed CSR amendments. There is no intention of widening his powers to be except in relation to those appointments which used referred to the
of State and Secretary
which you
have
agreed need not be so referred as from 1 June 1992.
as from 1 June 1992. (1991)
to
The overlaps of powers offer several advantages.
and room
as for judgement It gives flexibility
who is the most appropriate authority to make appointments under different circumstances. The principle of delegating to an officer the power of appointment up to certain level is
a
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