Recommendation 17

We asked about how well connected ODP was to the private sector. The ODP told us that there were opportunities to learn from the private sector about how to innovate in the delivery of public services, and said its Senior Community of Practice events enable the ODP to draw on insights and challenge from private sector thought leaders.30 The Head of ODP also reflected on the value he had personally got out of a private sector secondment in terms of learning about different ways of working, as well as on the potential for more such interplay.31 23 Q 42 24 Qq 33, 39, 41 25 Qq 32, 37; C&AG’s Report, Figure 5 26 Qq 37, 42 27 Q 42 28 Qq 36, 42, 61, 63 29 Qq 32-33, 43 30 Q 54 31 Q 64 11 2 Improving government’s operational capability Building the right capabilities