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Provide for an Office of the Prime Minister to assist the Prime Minister in their duties
BILL
TO
Provide for an Office of the Prime Minister to assist the Prime Minister in their duties
1 - About this Act
(1) This Act
(a) may be cited as the Prime Minister’s Office Act.
(b) may be numbered as P.B.03-013.
(c) shall be enacted immediately upon receiving assent from Her Majesty the Queen.
(d) has been authored by Prime Minister Capt11543.
(e) has been co-sponsored by Deputy Prime Minister SeminoTV, Minister of Internal Affairs MrRoyaltys, and Minister of Justice SoggehToast.
2 - Amendments to the Government Organization Act
(1) The following new section shall be inserted into the Government Organization Act following 10 - The Prime Minister, and all subsequent sections shall be renumbered appropriately:
"11 - The Office of the Prime Minister
(1) There shall be an Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), headed by the Prime Minister, consisting of advisors and administrative aides appointed by the Prime Minister. The Office of the Prime Minister shall assist the Prime Minister with the administration of Cabinet, and advise the Prime Minister on matters of government.
(2) The Prime Minister may fill the following positions, whose responsibilities shall be outlined in this section:
(a) Chief of Staff
(b) Chief of Communications
(c) Special Advisors
(3) Individuals employed by the Office of the Prime Minister serve at the pleasure of the sitting Prime Minister.
(a) All OPM employees, except Special Advisors, shall retain their positions following a transfer of power.
(4) The Chief of Staff is the principal civil servant responsible for the administration of Cabinet.
(a) The Chief of Staff holds the following responsibilities:
(i) Managing the internal administrative affairs of Cabinet.
(ii) Maintaining and organizing online spaces managed by the government (e.g. forums, Ministry Discord servers, etc.)
(iii) Tracking and managing the classification status of covered materials under the Freedom of Information Act.
(iv) Facilitating communication between Ministries and/or other government offices, agencies, and departments.
(v) Other administrative duties as the Prime Minister may require.
(b) The Chief of Staff shall be paid a per-diem rate of £16, to be paid weekly.
(5) The Chief of Communications is the principal civil servant responsible for communications between Cabinet and the public.
(a) The Chief of Communications holds the following responsibilities:
(i) Assisting the Prime Minister with drafting statements, speeches, and briefs.
(ii) Managing inquiries from the press.
(iii) Other communications duties as the Prime Minister may require.
(b) The Chief of Communications shall be paid the following forms of compensation:
(i) A piece rate of between £40 - £100 per each work drafted or ticket managed, depending on complexity, notice period, and time spent.
(ii) A stipend of £500 for the entire Parliamentary term.
(6) The Chief of Staff and the Chief of Communications may hire Assistants as necessary to assist with their duties.
(a) For reasons of controlling the staff budget, the Prime Minister shall approve a search for a new Assistant, but need not directly approve a specific applicant..
(b) Such assistants shall be responsible for tasks relating to their position (i.e. Staff or Communications) as assigned by their respective Chief.
(c) Assistants to the Chief of Staff shall be paid a per-diem rate of £10, to be paid weekly.
(d) Assistants to the Chief of Communications shall be paid a piece rate of between £40 - £100 per each work drafted or ticket managed, depending on complexity, notice period, and time spent.
(7) The Prime Minister may appoint several Special Advisors to the Office of the Prime Minister as necessary to advise them on matters of government.
(a) Special Advisors are eligible for a stipend of no more than £200 per Parliamentary term. The Office of the Prime Minister may spend no more than £1,000 on special advisors per Parliamentary term."
3 - Amendments to the Freedom of Information Act
(1) §8 - Security Clearances shall be amended in the following manner:
"8 - Security Clearances
[...]
(2) SECRET and PAR-SECRET - Individuals with these clearances have access to information classified as SECRET.
(a) The Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, all other Cabinet Ministers, the Chief of Staff, the Chief of Communications, and the Monarch are given SECRET clearance for all covered materials.
[...]
(3) OFFICIAL and PAR-OFFICIAL - Individuals with these clearances have access to information classified as OFFICIAL or PAR-OFFICIAL.
(a) [...]
(b) Individuals employed by the Office of the Prime Minister are given OFFICIAL clearance for all covered materials.
(c) [...]
(d) [...]"
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