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Delivery Council - Terms of reference

The Council provides expert input into cross-cutting agendas supporting the transformation of Government and the building of capacity in delivery skills and competencies specifically in relation to:

• The Transformational Government strategy to drive citizen and business centred services (in which it supersedes the Service Transformation Board) through key actions
• the Council’s appointment by the Cabinet Secretary and Civil Service Steering Board to manage the Service Transformation programme, which includes the recommendations Sir David Varney’s Service Transformation review
• The Professional Skills for Government (PSG) programme for Operational Delivery, and its linkages to the Policy Delivery and Corporate Services Delivery equivalents
• the work of the Delivery Unit in overseeing the Delivery of the Prime Minister’s top priority outcomes; in conducting the Cabinet Secretary’s Capability Review programme; and in the cross-cutting Delivery strategies which result
• The work of the Treasury in overseeing the delivery of PSA targets and in considering the delivery aspects of spending reviews, public sector productivity and efficiency
• (where appropriate) supporting Ministers and Councillors in the public communication of Delivery strategy and results

Ministerially, the Council comes under the wing of PSX(e), enabling the Chief Secretary to meet with it and takes its views.

More information about the Delivery Council can be found at:

• Delivery Council membership
• http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/public_service_reform/delivery_council.aspx [External website]