State Chancellery of Latvia

The State Chancellery of Latvia is a central public administration institution directly subordinated to the Prime Minister. It is headquartered in the Palace of Justice, which functions as the seat of government. Functions of the State Chancellery: 

• to provide preparation and process of Cabinet sittings, to ensure preparation of Cabinet’s documentation according to the procedure set forth in the relevant laws and regulations; to perform management of Cabinet’s documentation;
• to participate in the policy planning processes pursuant to the Cabinet’s guidelines and tasks assigned by the Cabinet;
• to coordinate planning and implementation of the national policy; in cooperation with ministries to present proposals on priorities for national development;
• to ensure elaboration of the development policy of public administration (incl. the state civil service) and coordinate and supervise its implementation;
• when assigned by the Prime Minister, to coordinate and to control enforcement of the decisions adopted by the Cabinet of Ministers and the Prime Minister;
• to inform the public about work and activities of the Cabinet of Ministers.