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<p>The rules regarding the continuing work of departments during the statutory 28-day
pre-referendum period are clearly set out in the Cabinet Secretary’s letter of 23
February 2016 to Permanent Secretaries, which is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/502580/Jeremy_Heywood_to_Permanent_Secretaries_-_EU_Referendum_Guidance.pdf"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/502580/Jeremy_Heywood_to_Permanent_Secretaries_-_EU_Referendum_Guidance.pdf</a></p><p>It
states that: ‘All EU and EU-related business, including negotiations in or with all
EU institutions and other Member States, EU Council meetings and policy discussions
within government will continue as usual throughout this period. The normal rules
of collective responsibility apply and therefore the existing machinery of government
for making policy on EU business will continue to function in the normal way, including
Cabinet Committee clearance processes.’</p>
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