Official papers released on Better Public Services Programme


Additional papers that demonstrate policy development and actions to deliver the Better Public Services programme have been released today by the State Services Commissioner and Head of State Services, Iain Rennie.

The material includes Cabinet papers on the proposed legislative amendments to the State Sector Act, Public Finance Act and the Crown Entities Act announced recently by the Ministers of Finance and State Services.

Also released today were Better Public Services Advisory Group documents and Cabinet papers, pertaining to the Prime Minister and a number of Ministers’ announcements on Monday regarding the 10 ambitious result areas for the state sector. These included measures to
o reduce long-term welfare dependence;
o support vulnerable children;
o boost skills and employment;
o reduce crime; and
o improve interaction with government.
Leadership roles for these results areas have been assigned to five chief executives who are working with Ministers and contributing agencies to drive the delivery of results and give account for cross-agency performance.

The papers can be found at www.ssc.govt.nz/better-public-services

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