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No Minister

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

A six-part series
4: Civil Servants are Unaccountable
Civil servants claim they are accountable to their ministers, but where does that leave parliament and the public? Do civil servants accept the blame for anything at all? Hugo Young asks. among others, Sir Ian Bancroft , Head of the Home Civil
Service: The Rt Hon Joel Barnett. mp; Sir Brian Cubbon , Permanent
Secretary at the Home Office: The Rt Hon
Edward du Cann. mp; Sir Patrick Nairne.
Permanent Secretary at the DHSS: and The Rt Hon James Prior. mp.
Producer ANNE SLOMAN

Contributors

Unknown:
Hugo Young
Unknown:
Sir Ian Bancroft
Unknown:
Joel Barnett.
Unknown:
Sir Brian Cubbon
Unknown:
Edward du Cann.
Unknown:
Sir Patrick Nairne.
Unknown:
James Prior.
Producer:
Anne Sloman
Source: Radio Times

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