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This series brings together all documents relating to Our policies and procedures
Recommended standards for local plan policies maps including categorising policies, what themes to use, and what visual elements and symbology styles to apply.
The Policy Profession helps to build capability and develop the right skills for policy professionals across the Civil Service. Policy Profession is part of the Civil Service , supported by 1 public body .
This guide aims to improve the way functional work is done across government, by making it easier for people to comply with functional standards.
Browse these courses designed to help civil servants master policy and strategy - irrespective of whether they work in the policy field or not.
Professional standards to meet current and future policy challenges developed in consultation with subject matter experts.
Guidance on plan-making.
Framework to better understand the system in which policy is made and co-designed with civil servants from across the government.
National Policy Statements are produced by government. They give reasons for the policy set out in the statement, and must include an explanation of how the policy takes account of government policy relating to the mitigation of, and adaptation to,...
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