Source · Select Committees · Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Recommendation 16
16
Accepted
Paragraph: 95
Coordinate local outreach work by regional offices to improve understanding of local needs
Recommendation
To increase the impact and rationale of each regional Hub, the Cabinet Office should co-ordinate the local outreach work undertaken by each department’s regional offices (liaising with local authorities, businesses, and third sector stakeholders). The objective should be to systematically improve central government’s understanding of local needs, and the local impacts of government policy, in each region and nation of the UK.
Government response summary AI-generated
The Cabinet Office states it is already driving a joined-up approach to local outreach, overseen by Director-level Heads of Place, with regular cross-departmental outreach activities to understand local communities and foster relationships with local stakeholders.
Summary of the government's response below — read the verbatim text to verify.
Paragraph Reference:
95
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government · verbatim extract
Accepted
61. Places for Growth is relocating roles to join the already thriving Civil Service communities across the United Kingdom. It’s essential that local stakeholder engagement is prioritised in order to achieve the benefits of being an organisation with a truly national footprint.
Read the full response on Parliament ↗