Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 9
9
Deferred
Permanent secretaries' appointment letters omit responsibilities for improving government digital services.
Recommendation
We were also surprised to see that the standard appointment letter for permanent secretaries makes no mention of their responsibilities for improving digital services, despite including others such as managing public money. Including reference to digital responsibilities would make clear the importance of the area.16 For example, it would mean permanent secretaries are fully aware of their responsibilities to address legacy systems.17
Government Response Summary
The government agrees with the recommendation to include digital responsibilities in permanent secretary appointment letters. It will provide an outline of how this will be implemented by December 2023, with a target implementation date of June 2025.
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
3.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: June 2025 3.2 CDDO will write to the Committee in December 2023 with an outline of how this recommendation will be implemented. The Committee should note that Civil Service HR is now Government People Group.