The Director General, Propriety and Constitution Group is responsible for:

• ensuring the highest standards of propriety and ethics across all government departments
• overseeing constitutional policy and providing advice to Ministers on parliamentary, crown and other constitutional issues
• overseeing the Honours Secretariat
• overseeing the Privy Council Office
• advising on the policies and codes governing ministers and special advisers
• managing government’s relationship with the ‘independent offices’ (e.g. the Civil Service Commission)
• advising on public appointments (i.e. appointment to posts of public administration)