Ministerial Advisors
Role, Influence and Management
This report examines the survey’s findings in order to better understand the important role advisors play and how they are managed. It considers why ministers use their services, how they are appointed, the special status they enjoy, the concerns they have prompted in the general public, and how reform may make them more accountable and improve the transparency of their status.
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Case studies: Austria, Canada and the United Kingdom
This chapter highlights the experience of the Austrian, Canadian and British governments in managing ministerial advisors. It focuses on:
- the politico-administrative contexts in which ministerial advisors exercise their functions;
- the reasons why ministers appoint them;
- their employment status and, in particular, how their appointment procedures, compensation and performance management differ from those of senior public servants;
- the governance framework in which they operate and, in particular, the standards of conduct that apply to them.
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