Cap. 497 Art. 13The Principal Permanent Secretary.

(1) There shall be a Principal Permanent Secretary who shall be head of the public service and who shall be appointed in terms of article 14.

(2) The Principal Permanent Secretary shall take instructions from the Prime Minister.

(3) The Principal Permanent Secretary may, with the concurrence of the Prime Minister, delegate any of his functions under this article to one or more Permanent Secretaries or heads of department.

(4) The Principal Permanent Secretary shall:

(a) provide leadership to the public service;

(b) uphold and promote the public administration values and the Code of Ethics, and monitor the compliance of public employees therewith;

(c) take measures to improve the performance of the public service;

(d) assume overall responsibility for human resource management and development within the public service;

(e) take measures to ensure coordination between departments, agencies, government entities and Local Councils and to ensure that agencies and government entities are complying with the key policy objectives and management priorities of the Government;

(f) provide leadership and direction to Permanent Secretaries;

(g) set performance targets for Permanent Secretaries and monitor their performance following consultation with the relative Minister;

(h) advise the Prime Minister on matters relating to the public service and the wider public sector, including the appointment and termination of appointment of Permanent Secretaries and heads of department; and

(i) perform any other function that may be assigned to him by or under any law.

(5) The Principal Permanent Secretary shall assume the headship and supervisory functions of a Permanent Secretary in relation to the Office of the Prime Minister and the departments, agencies and government entities under the Prime Minister’s responsibility:

Provided that one or more additional Permanent Secretaries may be appointed to assist the Principal Permanent Secretary in accordance with such arrangements as the Prime Minister may make under article 7(2). for any reason whatsoever, the Secretary to the Cabinet shall assume the functions of Principal Permanent Secretary until such time as a Principal Permanent Secretary is appointed.