Recommendation 37

Strategic alignment and cross-departmental co-ordination across the ICF portfolio has historically been an area of weakness and often resulted in, for example, siloed learning and fragmented implementation of programmes. Although strong cross-departmental co-ordination is evident in some ICF programmes, this appears to be driven at the programme level rather than formalised centrally. The government has however reassured the committee that it has sought to address these issues for the ICF4 period by, for example, strengthening ICF governance and learning systems. (Conclusion, Paragraph 120)