PHILOSOPHY FOR PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM Government's ...

White Paper on Public Sector ReformChapter 11ROLE AND FUNCTION OF CABINET11:1 CONSTITUTIONAL SOURCESection 64 of the Constitution of Barbados provides that there shall be aCabinet for Barbados which shall consist of the Prime Minister and notless than five other Ministers appointed in accordance with theprovisions of Section 65 by the Governor General.The Cabinet is the principal instrument of policy. It is charged with thegeneral direction and control of the government and is collectivelyresponsible to Parliament.11:2 PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONS OF CABINETThe Cabinet deals with all matters of policy including draft legislationwhich requires the approval of Parliament; all matters involvingexpenditures and financial arrangements requiring the sanction ofParliament; and matters connected with the prudent and efficientfunctioning and general direction of the administration of Government.The Cabinet's principal functions are usually articulated as follows:(i)making the final determination of all policy matters submitted to