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Senior Leadership Committee - Terms of reference

The Senior Leadership Committee ensures the Civil Service has the right leadership capability to deliver current and future priorities of Government by the effective management of talent, and improvement of leadership in the Senior Civil Service.

The SLC does this by:

• Advising the Cabinet Secretary and recommending the process by which appointments are made to Permanent Secretary and Directors General levels
• Making recommendations to PSMG on leadership strategy and policy to ensure that potential leaders and existing leaders are supported through the best possible training and development to help them undertake their role.
• Ensuring there is robust succession planning and talent management for the Top 200 and other SCS key roles.
• Assessing the strength of Departmental “top teams” with individual Permanent Secretaries.
• Ensuring there is maximum fit between leadership skills required for the SCS and the leadership skills of individual members of SCS