# Privy Council Office

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Content updated: 2026-06-22

Privy Council Office is a government office in the City of Westminster, United Kingdom. It supports ministers, ministers of state, and public servants. During election periods, it helps officials apply the caretaker convention and assess necessary government action. That convention limits policy, spending, appointments, and announcements to routine, urgent, non-controversial, or reversible matters. Routine government business continues alongside that required restraint.

The guidance separates official resources from partisan activity during campaigns. Deputy ministers help preserve an impartial public service and keep departmental work running. Ministers generally defer major appointments, new policies, spending decisions, and announcements unless they are urgent or routine. Cabinet procedures and required approvals still apply during elections. Departmental communications remain factual, while advertising pauses except for public health, safety, or urgent business.

- City: [City of Westminster](https://mytuur.com/en/city/city-of-westminster/)

## Photos

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