Connecting policy and delivery: How Sheffield is getting stuck into the opportunity mission

Connecting Policy and Delivery in Sheffield

Ministers have announced a new grassroots approach to policymaking for the opportunity mission, focusing on South Yorkshire.

A key theme in recent government announcements is getting civil service policy professionals "away from their desks" and onto the front line of service delivery.

The Community Mission Challenge

The challenge, launched by Georgia Gould, involves three government campuses: Darlington, Leeds, and Sheffield. Each campus is allocated one of Prime Minister Keir Starmer's "missions" to work on, in conjunction with nearby local authorities and academics.

Getting civil service policy professionals "away from their desks" and onto the front line of service delivery

Author's summary: Sheffield is implementing a new approach to policymaking.

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