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and people management. The MoJ is building on the significant progress madeon DCA’s agenda for action, to help build a new department and to realise thepotential of joining up services like the courts, prisons and probation to, for example,reduce re-offending.For all departments, there has been a cycle of regular monitoring and assurance,most recently with a series of ‘year on’ stocktakes between the Cabinet Secretaryand departmental boards for DCSF, DWP and the Home Office, held in the autumnof 2007. This section provides summaries of progress in the different departments.The departments have assessed themselves against the areas for actionrecommended in their reports. Three months following the review, the CabinetSecretary met the boards to assure himself that the departments’ plans were robustand on track. At six months and a year, members of the original review teamsreturned and conducted a series of interviews and workshops to produce anassurance opinion on the departments’ progress. The Cabinet Secretary met theboards to challenge them where necessary and to celebrate the improvements thathave been made. The summaries below set out the progress that has been made,established from this progress.6TRANCHE 1 DEPARTMENTS: A YEAR ON
Department for Children, Schools and FamiliesStarting from a strong position, the Department for Education and Skills(DfES), and subsequently the Department for Children, Schools and Families(DCSF), has grasped the transformation agenda firmly and has made goodprogress across the board in implementing the actions flowing from theirCapability Review.BaselineThese scores are a baseline reflecting the assessment of capability in July 2006 andhave not been updated. The summary below describes the Department’s progresssince then.LeadershipL1 Set direction Development areaL2 Ignite passion, pace and drive StrongL3 Take responsibility for leading delivery and change Well placedL4Build capabilityUrgentdevelopment areaStrategyS1Focus on outcomesDevelopment areaS2 Base choices on evidence Well placedS3 Build common purpose Well placedDeliveryD1 Plan, resource and prioritise Development areaD2 Develop clear roles, responsibilities and delivery model(s) Development areaD3 Manage performance Development areaDCSF was created in June 2007. The bulk of the new Department transferred fromthe old DfES. At the time DCSF felt that it faced largely the same challenges asthose identified in the DfES Capability Review, so the progress they have made overthe first year or so since publication of the review has been measured against theseoriginal areas for action.CAPABILITY REVIEWS: PROGRESS AND NEXT STEPS7
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