Commons Sense

House of Commons · Written Ministerial Statement

Machinery of Government Change

11 June 2020 · Prime Minister

Proposed by Boris Johnson Con Uxbridge and South Ruislip

Standards & Ethics

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At a glance

Key points

  • The policy responsibility for the Official Secrets Acts has been transferred from the Ministry of Justice to the Home Office.
  • This change in policy responsibility is effective immediately.
  • The statement is a Machinery of Government change announced by Boris Johnson.

Issue summary

The statement addresses a Machinery of Government change regarding policy responsibility for the Official Secrets Acts.

Action requested

Policy responsibility for the Official Secrets Acts has been transferred from the Ministry of Justice to the Home Office, effective immediately.

Key facts

  • Policy responsibility for the Official Secrets Acts 1911, 1920, 1939 and 1989 has transferred to the Home Office.
  • The change is aligned with wider Home Office work on counter Hostile State Activity legislation.
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