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OPA Public Body Review 2023 summary

The Oil and Pipelines Agency’s (OPA) 2023 Public Body Review as undertaken by the Ministry of Defence as part of the Cabinet Office’s Public Bodies Reviews Programme.

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This summary sets out the review undertaken by the Ministry of Defence of the Oil and Pipelines Agency (OPA), as part of the Cabinet Office’s Public Bodies Reviews Programme. The review commenced in September 2023 and concluded in November 2023.

The review aims to ensure that the OPA is:

  • delivering with a clear purpose which remains relevant and is appropriately classified to be operationally effective
  • resilient and efficient, as well as ensuring its strategy and outputs are aligned to MOD and wider government priorities
  • well governed and properly accountable for what it does

It also provides recommendations for improvement of efficacy and governance and concludes that the OPA’s current classification remains the optimal model to deliver the OPA’s function and objectives.

Published 17 April 2024