Business Plans

Cabinet Office

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1. 1. Drive efficiency and effectiveness in government

   Actions

   1. 1.1 Use centrally aggregated commodity procurement to drive scale economies

      Title	Start	End	Status
      1.1.i. Identify list of items to be procured centrally			Completed
      1.1.ii. Design new operating model for aggregating procurement		Nov 2010	Completed
      1.1.iii. Agree cross-departmental spending controls with Her Majesty's Treasury			Completed
      1.1.iv. Communicate new operating model to departments and roll out new procurement system			Completed
      1.1.v. Centralised cross-government contracts in place for all procurement categories		Mar 2012	Completed

   2. 1.2 Support new forms of provision in the public sector, including mutuals, co-operatives, joint ventures and new forms of outsourcing

      Title	Start	End	Status
      1.2.i. Launch the next phase of pathfinder mutuals			Completed
      1.2.ii. Develop proposals on existing codes relating to public sector markets			Completed
      1.2.iii. Support work to develop and publish plans in the Public Service Reform White Paper to expand employee ownership of public services by increasing the number of new structures including co-operatives, mutuals, and spin-outs, and providing details of how to establish a right to mutualise throughout public services		Jul 2011	Completed
      1.2.iv. Help to establish an external advisory group to support mutual creation			Completed
      1.2.v. Launch Mutuals Support Programme	Oct 2011	Oct 2011	Completed
      1.2.vi. Publish first annual progress report on Mutuals Taskforce and wider programme	Jul 2012	Jul 2012	Yet to start

   3. 1.3 Cut the costs of existing government contracts and improve long term supplier management

      Title	Start	End	Status
      1.3.i. Identify list of contracts to be renegotiated and develop market intelligence (including unit pricing, supplier landscape and industry benchmarking)			Completed
      1.3.ii. Realise the savings during central renegotiation of government contracts			Completed
      1.3.iii. Build capability to support large departmental supplier negotiations, particularly for outsourcings and ICT		Dec 2010	Completed
      1.3.iv. Introduce centrally co-ordinated supplier management		Jul 2011	Completed
      1.3.v. Publish report on 2010/11 savings made as a result of the contract renegotiations undertaken by Government between June 2010 and March 2011	Jul 2011	Jul 2011	Completed

   4. 1.4 Change the process for managing large projects

      Title	Start	End	Status
      1.4.i. Review all government funded major projects judged to be at risk, in order to maximise savings through stopping or re-scoping projects			Completed
      1.4.ii. Establish the Efficiency and Reform Group (ERG) as the central authority for the Government's major projects			Completed
      1.4.iii. Implement a new mandated integrated assurance and reporting regime for all major projects, including a system for working with all government departments			Completed
      1.4.iv. Publish first annual report on government funded major projects	Dec 2011	Dec 2011	Overdue

   5. 1.5 Work with the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and other government departments to improve energy and resource efficiency

      Title	Start	End	Status
      1.5.i. Develop programme of action and performance management regime to deliver 10% reduction in carbon emissions in government departments in 12 months		Jul 2011	Completed
      1.5.ii. Cabinet Office carbon emissions reduced by 10% over previous 12 months		Jul 2011	Completed

   6. 1.6 Simplify and take costs out of services

      Title	Start	End	Status
      1.6.i. Develop plan to create Whitehall-wide shared services for back-office functions			Completed
      1.6.ii. Publish a cross-government strategy document to support other departments in simplifying their front and back-office services and reducing the cost of transactional services		May 2011	Completed
      1.6.iii. Publish new model for Whitehall shared services	Jul 2011	Jul 2011	Completed

   7. 1.7 Improve the management of the public sector estate

      Title	Start	End	Status
      1.7.i. Impose moratorium on signing new property leases or lease extensions			Completed
      1.7.ii. Develop plans to centrally manage the public sector estate through the Government Property Unit			Completed
      1.7.iii. Develop and publish a new set of property controls across the central civil and operational estates			Completed

   8. 1.8 Review government advertising model

      Title	Start	End	Status
      1.8.i. Impose moratorium on central government advertising			Completed
      1.8.ii. Publish a review of government advertising, encompassing potential for payment by results model, using government channels, and a US-style Ad Council			Completed
      1.8.iii. Begin to implement results of review			Completed
      1.8.iv. Complete internal review on a new approach to public service information	Oct 2011	Oct 2011	Completed

   9. 1.9 Integrate ICT infrastructure across central government, and improve value for money in ICT

      Title	Start	End	Status
      1.9.i. Increase the Chief Information Officer's power to integrate ICT across government			Completed
      1.9.ii. Draft ICT infrastructure strategy, including government cloud computing strategy			Completed
      1.9.iii. Begin regular publication of performance details of all ICT projects above £1m			Completed
      1.9.iv. Complete the first version of a cross-departmental asset register	May 2011	May 2011	Completed
      1.9.v. Publish first annual report on ICT Strategy implementation	Mar 2012	Mar 2012	Overdue

   10. 1.10 Create new government procurement process

       Title	Start	End	Status
       1.10.i. Introduce moratorium so that no new ICT contract is signed without ERG approval			Completed
       1.10.ii. Agree with HMT conditions under which a project is released from moratorium			Completed
       1.10.iii. Identify cross-department pipeline of upcoming or ongoing tenders and negotiations through the moratorium and project review			Completed
       1.10.iv. Publish report outlining a new approach to ICT procurement enabling greater use of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), a much shorter timescale and lower costs to all parties			Completed
       1.10.v. Begin publication of status report on use of SMEs in procurement	Dec 2011	Dec 2011	Completed
       1.10.vi. Create more efficient sourcing process for government procurement		Dec 2011	Completed

   11. 1.11 Identify ICT projects and programmes to terminate and ensure that these are decommissioned

       Title	Start	End	Status
       1.11.i. Identify first tranche of projects and programmes to terminate through the major project review and the review of internal ICT projects			Completed
       1.11.ii. Agree which of first tranche of projects and programmes should be terminated or rescoped and begin decommissioning			Completed
       1.11.iii. Develop process for ongoing review of future projects			Completed
       1.11.iv. Begin publication of regular status report on identified projects and programmes verifying decommissioning	Dec 2011	Dec 2011	Completed

   12. 1.12 Improve the rules around designing and running ICT projects and services

       Title	Start	End	Status
       1.12.i. Publish guidance on the presumption that ICT projects should not exceed £100m in total value and the aspiration to reduce the scale of large ICT projects			Completed
       1.12.ii. Evaluate existing procurement rules designed to ensure a level playing field for open source software and explore options for strengthening current practice			Completed
       1.12.iii. Establish draft government open standards (including those relating to security) and crowd-source for feedback			Completed
       1.12.iv. Establish IT skunk works to assess and develop faster and cheaper ways of using ICT in government			Completed
       1.12.v. Announce new open standards and procurement rules for ICT, including right for skunk works to be involved prior to launch of procurement			Completed

   13. 1.13 Create a new government channel strategy to increase engagement, lower costs, and improve the delivery of online services

       Title	Start	End	Status
       1.13.i. Carry out review of overall digital engagement strategy, including future role of Directgov			Completed
       1.13.ii. Mandate 'channel shift' (move online) in selected government services		May 2011	Completed
       1.13.iii. Review websites for decommissioning, working with relevant departments		May 2011	Completed
       1.13.iv. Begin to implement new digital engagement strategy, including channel shift and website decommissioning	Jun 2011	Jun 2011	Overdue
       1.13.v. First quarterly data released on number of central government websites	May 2011	May 2011	Completed
       1.13.vi. Publish first progress report on implementation of Digital Strategy	Oct 2011	Oct 2011	Completed
       1.13.vii. Publish second progress report on implementation of Digital Strategy	Mar 2012	Mar 2012	Completed

   14. 1.14 Introduce enhanced departmental boards to form the collective operational leadership of government departments

       Title	Start	End	Status
       1.14.iii. Lead non-executive board members recruited for every department			In progress
       1.14.i. Publish new protocol for boards			Completed
       1.14.ii. Support departments to recruit and appoint all department lead non-executive board members			Completed
       1.14.iv. Support departments in appointing wider non-executive board members		Jul 2011	Completed

   15. 1.15 Improve and streamline the public appointment process

       Title	Start	End	Status
       1.15.i. Publish an action plan to deliver the aspiration that, by the end of this Parliament, at least half of all new appointees to the boards of public bodies are women		Dec 2011	Overdue
       1.15.ii. Strengthen the role of the Cabinet Office in the public appointment process and publish new guidance on making and managing public appointments			Completed

   16. 1.16 Reduce the number and cost of public bodies by abolishing or moving into government departments all public bodies except those that pass one of three tests: demonstrating that they are necessary for transparency, impartiality or because they undertake a technical function

       Title	Start	End	Status
       1.16.i. Assess each public body against the three tests to establish a view on whether they should continue to exist			Completed
       1.16.ii. Support departments in developing a robust implementation plan			Completed
       1.16.iii. Review terms and conditions of board members and employees of public bodies which are to be removed			Completed
       1.16.iv. Draft Bill to abolish/change status of relevant public bodies			Completed
       1.16.v. Abolish Cabinet Office public bodies with a non-statutory function		Dec 2011	Completed
       1.16.vi. Introduce legislation to abolish/change status of relevant public bodies			Completed
       1.16.vii. ERG to begin publication of quarterly status check of relevant public bodies until all are confirmed as fully decommissioned			Completed

   17. 1.17 Establish review and transparency procedure for remaining public bodies

       Title	Start	End	Status
       1.17.i. Design new process to review remaining public bodies against three tests			Completed
       1.17.ii. Establish new transparent reporting process for public bodies			Completed
       1.17.iii. Publish first annual review of remaining public bodies	Jan 2012	Jan 2012	Completed

   18. 1.18 Reform Civil Service performance management and bonus system

       Title	Start	End	Status
       1.18.i. Update performance management process for the Senior Civil Service (SCS) to ensure that it orients objectives, promotions and bonuses to the achievement of business plan metrics			Completed
       1.18.ii Work with departments to sharpen performance management processes for staff below the SCS		Mar 2011	Completed
       1.18.iii Update the Permanent Secretary appraisal process, taking account of business plan deliverables			Completed
       1.18.iv. Introduce new performance management and appraisal processes that include a new 'civic service' component			Completed

   19. 1.19 Introduce a more flexible and modern employee offer to the civil service

       Title	Start	End	Status
       1.19.i. Change the composition of the Civil Service Appeal Board			Completed
       1.19.ii. Review other terms and conditions of service, including cross-departmental posting, outplacement support, sick pay, fiduciary responsibility, notice periods, bonuses and pay scales			Completed
       1.19.iii. Reform the Civil Service Compensation Scheme, with appropriate consultation			Completed
       1.19.iv. Publish plan to help former civil servants find work with proposals to support them to move into the private sector and into self-employment, including options on franchises		May 2011	Completed
       1.19.v. Modernise contractual offer for new entrants/promotions and transfers		Oct 2011	Overdue

   20. 1.20 Lower the cost of human resources in the Civil Service and improve Civil Service training

       Title	Start	End	Status
       1.20.i. Support departments in delivering a lower cost human resources function		Mar 2012	Completed
       1.20.ii. New arrangements in place for Civil Service Learning			Completed

   21. 1.21 Take steps to tackle fraud and error across the public sector

       Title	Start	End	Status
       1.21.i. Create a series of pilot schemes for tackling fraud and error across the public sector	May 2011	May 2011	Completed

   22. 1.22 Achieve efficiency and effectiveness in government construction procurement

       Title	Start	End	Status
       1.22.i. Publish in conjunction with HMT and BIS a pan-government construction strategy and work programme that with cut the costs of construction procurement	Jul 2011	Jul 2011	Completed

   23. 1.23 Work with BIS and other departments to help lead the review of the stock of over 21,000 statutory instruments and regulations to free businesses and give people greater freedom and personal responsibility

2. 2. Increase transparency in the public sector

   Actions

   1. 2.1 Enforce greater transparency in central government and public bodies

      Title	Start	End	Status
      2.1.i. Publish details of senior civil servants (including those in public bodies) with salaries more than £150,000			Completed
      2.1.ii. Require public bodies to publish online organograms with the name, job title and salary of all senior civil servants at director level and above; the job title of all senior civil servants at deputy director level, along with the number of staff in their team and the breakdown of their grades; the total salary cost of each team reporting to deputy directors, job descriptions for senior roles and team functions			Completed
      2.1.iii. Publish all new central government tender documents above £10,000 on a single website free of charge			Completed
      2.1.iv. Work with HMT to require full online disclosure of all central government spending over £25,000			Completed
      2.1.v. Support departments to publish all new central government contracts over £10,000 in full, with appropriate security exemptions			Completed
      2.1.vi. Work with HMT to investigate options, benefits and costs of lowering the disclosure of central government spending to £500			Completed
      2.1.vii. Require departments to publish procurement timetables and progress against procurement timetables for all new procurements			Completed
      2.1.viii. Open up government job opportunities more widely by advertising on a single site		Oct 2011	Completed
      2.1.ix. Support the creation of Transparency and Open Data Sector Panels, as appropriate, that support and challenge departments in opening their data holdings and embedding transparency	May 2011	Apr 2012	Completed

   2. 2.2 Develop a transparent reporting regime so that public service providers and government can be held to account

      Title	Start	End	Status
      2.2.i. Support departments in developing their draft information strategies, summarising their overall plan for the transparent publication of data, including the key datasets that will be made available and when			Completed
      2.2.ii. Publish a performance scorecard for each department, drawn from information in the departmental business plans			In progress

   3. 2.3 Create a new “right to data” in conjunction with the Ministry of Justice

      Title	Start	End	Status
      2.3.i. Work with the Transparency Board to set requirements for departments to publish data in an open and standardised format, so that it can be used easily and with minimal cost by third parties			Completed
      2.3.ii. Require central government departments and arm's length bodies to commit to implementing a “right to data” in their information strategies, giving the public access to datasets they request			Completed
      2.3.iii. Introduce legislative amendments to Freedom of Information Act to strengthen “right to data”			Completed
      2.3.iv. Amend Freedom of Information Code of Practice as required by new legislation to extend the “right to data” to public authorities		Jul 2012	In progress

   4. 2.4 Work with the Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) to ensure that transparency principles are applied at the local level

      Title	Start	End	Status
      2.4.i. Support CLG in their work to release datasets held by CLG, publish items of spending, contracts and tenders above £500, and job titles and salaries for senior council officers			Completed

   5. 2.5 Use transparency and behavioural insights to achieve government policy objectives

      Title	Start	End	Status
      2.5.i. Work with DECC to introduce transparency in energy use in government headquarter buildings			Completed

   6. 2.6 Drive release of high value datasets

      Title	Start	End	Status
      2.6.i. Support BIS and HMT to create a Public Data Corporation		Dec 2011	Completed
      2.6.ii. Support the Shareholder Executive to drive the release of core reference data for free re-use from the Public Data Corporation		Dec 2011	Completed
      2.6.iii. Launch a new front page for Data.gov.uk aimed specifically at the general public	Jul 2011	Jul 2011	Completed

3. 3. Reform our political and constitutional system

   Actions

   1. 3.1 Establish fixed-term Parliaments

      Title	Start	End	Status
      3.1.i. Introduce legislation to set the date of the next general election as 7 May 2015 and to make provision for fixed-term Parliaments of 5 years			Completed

   2. 3.2 Reform the House of Lords

      Title	Start	End	Status
      3.2.i. Establish a committee to bring forward draft legislative proposals for a wholly or mainly elected upper chamber on the basis of proportional representation			Completed
      3.2.ii. Bring forward draft legislative proposals for new upper chamber	May 2011	May 2011	Completed
      3.2.iii. Introduce legislation to implement necessary changes	May 2012	May 2012	Yet to start

   3. 3.3 Introduce a power of recall

      Title	Start	End	Status
      3.3.i. Bring forward legislation enabling voters to force a by-election	May 2012	May 2012	Yet to start

   4. 3.4 Introduce extra support for people with disabilities who want to become MPs, councillors or elected officials

      Title	Start	End	Status
      3.4.i. Repeal section 141 of the Mental Health Act 1983		Dec 2012	In progress

   5. 3.5 Reform the House of Commons

      Title	Start	End	Status
      3.5.i. Present proposals to the House of Commons for the implementation of major recommendations of the Wright Committee, including Backbench Business Committee			Completed
      3.5.ii. Present proposals to the House of Commons for the implementation of remaining recommendations of the Wright Committee			Completed
      3.5.iii. Bring forward proposals for the reform of Parliamentary privilege	Dec 2011	Dec 2011	Completed
      3.5.iv. Establish House Business Committee by third year of Parliament	Dec 2013	Dec 2013	Yet to start

   6. 3.6 Reform legislative processes

      Title	Start	End	Status
      3.6.i. Present proposals to the House of Commons to ensure that any petition that secures 100,000 signatures within a given year will be eligible for formal debate in Parliament, and that the petition with the most signatures be tabled as a Bill			Completed
      3.6.ii. Present proposals to the House of Commons to introduce a new „public reading stage‟ for Bills to give the public an opportunity to comment on proposed legislation online for use in a dedicated "public reading day‟ within a Bill's committee stage			Completed
      3.6.iii. Petitioning mechanism introduced, subject to House approval	Nov 2011	Nov 2011	Completed
      3.6.iv. Pilots for new „public reading stage‟ for Bills introduced			Completed
      3.6.v. Work with the House on developing a 'public reading stage' for appropriate Government Bills and a 'public reading day', informed by findings from the pilot public reading stage	Jul 2011	Jun 2012	In progress
      3.6.vi. Introduce 'public reading stage' and 'public reading day' for Government Bills, subject to consultation with Parliament	Jun 2011	Jun 2012	Yet to start

   7. 3.7 Make wider Parliamentary reforms

      Title	Start	End	Status
      3.7.i. Identify and implement first tranche of measures to cut the „perks and bureaucracy‟ of Parliament			Completed
      3.7.ii. Publish the Senior Salaries Review Body's (SSRB) report on MPs' pensions			Completed
      3.7.iii. In light of the SSRB report and Lord Hutton's subsequent recommendations, publish proposals for cost-saving changes to MPs' pensions		Jul 2011	Completed
      3.7.iv. Transfer responsibility for MPs' pensions to Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, following legislation if necessary	Apr 2012	Apr 2012	Completed

   8. 3.8 Give people a choice on voting reform and reduce the number of MPs

      Title	Start	End	Status
      3.8.i. Introduce legislation to enable a referendum on the Alternative Vote (AV) on 5 May 2011, with provision for introduction of AV in the event of a 'yes' vote and creation of fewer, more equal-sized constituencies			Completed
      3.8.ii. Referendum on the Alternative Vote			Completed
      3.8.iii. Boundary Commissions Report	Sept 2013	Sept 2013	Yet to start

   9. 3.9 Speed up implementation of Individual Electoral Registration to tackle electoral fraud and improve the system of voter registration

      Title	Start	End	Status
      3.9.i. Publish draft legislation on Individual Electoral Registration for pre-legislative scrutiny, and data matching pilots launched	Jun 2011	Jun 2011	Completed
      3.9.ii. Final legislation on Individual Electoral Registration introduced in Parliament	Feb 2012	Mar 2012	Overdue
      3.8.iii. Introduction of Individual Registration	Jul 2014	Jul 2014	Yet to start

   10. 3.10 Improve transparency

       Title	Start	End	Status
       3.10.i. Pursue detailed agreement on limiting donations and reforming party funding	Jan 2011	Dec 2014	In progress
       3.10.ii. Introduce legislation to create a statutory register of lobbyists	May 2012	May 2012	Yet to start

   11. 3.11 Establish a commission to consider the ‘West Lothian question’
   12. 3.12 Build strong relationships with the administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

       Title	Start	End	Status
       3.12.i. Prepare for and oversee a referendum on further Welsh devolution			Completed
       3.12.ii. Subject to referendum result, establish process for the Welsh Assembly based on that of the Calman Commission		Jul 2011	Completed
       3.12.iii. Review the control and use of accumulated and future revenues from the Fossil Fuel Levy in Scotland		Nov 2011	Completed
       3.12.iv. Introduce Scotland Bill to start process of implementing proposals of the Calman Commission on Scottish devolution			Completed

   13. 3.13 Work with CLG to ensure that reforms to transfer power from Westminster to local people are implemented, including options to give neighbourhoods and local authorities the powers and freedoms to lead economic growth and regeneration (alongside the Regional Growth Fund), the local government resource review and the strengthening of local democracy in the Localism Bill
   14. 3.14 Work with the Home Office (HO) and the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to restore the rights of individuals in the face of encroaching state power, in keeping with Britain's tradition of freedom and fairness, including through the review of counter-terrorism legislation, the introduction and implementation of the Freedom Bill and the scrutiny and development of ideas from the Your Freedom website, and the establishment of a commission to investigate the creation of a UK Bill of Rights

4. 4. Build the Big Society

   Actions

   1. 4.1 Empower communities by training a new generation of community organisers and supporting the creation of neighbourhood groups, especially in the most deprived areas

      Title	Start	End	Status
      4.1.i. Appoint a national partner to implement and manage the community organiser programme and the training of providers			Completed
      4.1.ii. Develop a detailed implementation plan covering monitoring and evaluation, recruitment, training and placing of community organisers, including detailed plans for the role of neighbourhood groups			Completed
      4.1.iii. Develop the core training syllabus for community organisers			Completed
      4.1.iv. Create the Communities First fund to support the creation of neighbourhood groups with small grants and endowments		May 2011	Completed
      4.1.v. Appoint additional community organiser training and support providers			Completed
      4.1.vi. First group of community organisers begins training	Apr 2011	Apr 2011	Completed
      4.1.vii. Community First opens for applications and endowment building begins	Sept 2011	Sept 2011	Completed
      4.1.viii. 800 community organisers trained	Mar 2012	Mar 2012	Overdue

   2. 4.2 Support charities, social enterprises, small businesses and other non-governmental bodies to compete for opportunities opened up by public service reform

      Title	Start	End	Status
      4.2.i. Work with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and Her Majesty's Treasury (HMT) to publish a Green Paper on giving to incentivise more social investment, philanthropy and giving, incorporating insights from behavioural science			Completed
      4.2.ii. Establish Board of Big Society Bank	May 2011	Jun 2011	Completed
      4.2.iii. First investments made by Interim investment Committee	May 2011	Jun 2011	Completed
      4.2.iv. Big Society Bank Organisation incorporated and investment strategy and protocols, full business plan and financial model in place	Jun 2011	Sept 2011	Completed
      4.2.v. Establish a Big Society Bank using funds from dormant bank accounts		Apr 2012	Completed
      4.2.vi. Establish a taskforce to investigate bureaucratic burdens on the voluntary and community sector and provide recommendations on how to reduce them			Completed
      4.2.vii. Develop a transition fund to enable voluntary groups, charities and social enterprises to modernise, become more entrepreneurial and be ready to bid for public service contracts			Completed
      4.2.viii. Publish a White Paper on Giving	May 2011	May 2011	Completed
      4.2.ix. Complete final payment of £100m Transition Fund to support the transition of civil society organisations	May 2011	May 2011	Completed
      4.2.x. Report on reducing burdens on voluntary and community sector published	May 2011	May 2011	Completed
      4.2.xi. Appoint person to lead independent Charities Act 2006 Review	Nov 2011	Nov 2011	Completed

   3. 4.3 Promote social action, including the introduction of National Citizen Service (NCS) for 16 year olds

      Title	Start	End	Status
      4.3.i. Undertake a competitive tendering process for 10,000 16 year olds to take part in NCS programme in summer 2011			Completed
      4.3.ii. Develop an NCS communication and engagement strategy, including plans for marketing, a mechanism for participants to feedback on providers, and ways of facilitating ongoing service and connections through a common web platform for alumni			Completed
      4.3.iii. Work with colleagues at the Department for International Development to establish a route for outstanding NCS graduates to be able to continue their service overseas as part of International Citizen Service			Completed
      4.3.iv. Announce pilot providers for National Citizen Service in summer 2011			Completed
      4.3.v. Commission an external organisation to conduct a formal evaluation of NCS pilots			Completed
      4.3.vi. Support NCS pilot providers for summer 2011 with gaining access to local authorities and schools, and develop a common NCS brand			Completed
      4.3.vii. Work with departments to develop and publish proposals to support civil servants to become more involved in social action			Completed
      4.3.viii. Engage with the youth sector, business leaders and other supporters to build an advisory NCS coalition			Completed
      4.3.ix. Develop an action plan, incorporating existing work on NCS and community organisers, to encourage volunteering, social action and reciprocity, incorporating insights from behavioural science such as complementary currencies		May 2011	In progress
      4.3.x. Complete National Citizen Service pilot for 10,000 young people	Sept 2011	Sept 2011	Completed
      4.3.xi. Develop plans with the Department for Education (DfE) for NCS roll out from 2013, including commissioning, increasing levels of non-government funding, stimulating quality suppliers and demand from young people, ensuring capacity to deliver at scale, and involving young people from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland		Oct 2011	Completed
      4.3.xii. Undertake an NCS commissioning process for 30,000 young people in summer 2012	Jun 2011	Nov 2011	Completed
      4.3.xiii. Complete National Citizen Service pilot for 30,000 young people	Sept 2012	Oct 2012	Yet to start

5. 5. Promote social mobility

   Actions

   1. 5.1 Drive action across government to promote social mobility

      Title	Start	End	Status
      5.1.i. Establish a Ministerial Group chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister to drive forward action on social mobility across government			Completed
      5.1.ii. Appoint an independent, expert reviewer to hold the Government and other institutions to account on progress in promoting social mobility			Completed
      5.1.iii. Design a new programme to provide internships in every Whitehall department for under-represented groups, including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities			Completed
      5.1.iv. Develop a cross-government social mobility strategy			Completed
      5.1.v. Begin to work with relevant government departments to implement the social mobility strategy			Completed
      5.1.vi. Publish proposals for a pilot internship programme to take place in summer 2011			Completed
      5.1.vii. Social mobility strategy published			Completed
      5.1.viii. First Whitehall internship programme for under-represented groups completed	Sept 2011	Oct 2011	Completed
      5.1.ix. Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission established	Apr 2012	Apr 2012	Overdue
      5.1.x. Work with departments to implement the Government's social mobility strategy (including achieving the various 2011-15 milestones set out in the strategy)		Apr 2015	In progress