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Standard: Government functional standard GovS 001: government functions

Cabinet Office

July 19
10:39 2022

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This functional standard sets expectations for the direction and management of functions across government, including management of functional standards, in order to:

  • drive high performance and achieve excellent outcomes for the citizen
  • ensure consistent and improving collaborative practices and culture across government organisations

This functional standard is part of a suite of management standards that promotes consistent and coherent ways of working - see GOV.UK - Government Functional Standards.

This functional standard and its associated guidance provide a stable basis for improving the way functions are managed across government, with flexibility for each function on how the standard is met. If you are looking for direction and guidance about a specific type of functional work, such as project delivery or commercial, please use the relevant functional standard - see GOV.UK - Government Functional Standards.

GovS 001: government functions provides direction and guidance for:

  • permanent secretaries, directors general and chief executive officers of arms length bodies, to ensure an environment exists within their organisations which promotes effective partnership working with functions
  • senior leaders and board members within organisations
  • senior leaders accountable for managing a function across government and within organisations
  • the functional standards design authority, and owners and managers of individual functional standards
  • those involved in developing, managing, delivering and promoting aspects of a functions work

If you are involved in creating or managing functional documentation, please help people to comply with functional standards by following the Guide to governance and management frameworks. The guide helps you provide more targeted, coherent and consistent information for anyone doing functional work, and simplify and reduce the volume of requirements and guidance that people are expected to follow.

If you manage a functional standard, please refer to the Handbook for standard managers.

For general guidance on functional standards, refer to the Guide to functional standards.

For more guidance on continuous improvement, refer to the Guide to continuous improvement against functional standards

If you have comments or feedback about this functional standard or its associated guidance, please email standards@cabinetoffice.gov.uk.

Published 1 April 2021
Last updated 19 July 2022 +show all updates
  1. Version 2 of GovS 001 replaces version 1 and has the same purpose, scope and intent. Changes relate to general enhancements derived from feedback from use, lessons learned, and alignment with other functional standards.Version 2: reflects the mandate from Managing Public Money; clarifies governance and assurance arrangements; updates some roles and accountabilities; adds new requirements about functional leadership; adds additional advice, for example about re-charging for functional advice and services; and emphasises that functional standards should be met proportionately and appropriately in organisations, to suit the scale and complexity of the functional work being done.

  2. Version 2 of GovS 001 replaces version 1 and has the same purpose, scope and intent. Changes relate to general enhancements derived from feedback from use, lessons learned, and alignment with other functional standards.Please can the following updates to our GOV.UK pages be made.The changes have been approved at senior level (via Heads of Function). We have confirmed with the Press Office that we do not require a grid slot for any of these changes, as they are updates rather than new materials.Change 1 and 3 can be implemented immediately.Changes 2 and 4 are part of a wider campaign so publication date needs to be coordinated with communication from Alex Chisholm. Please let us know as soon as you are ready to publish, and we will advise on publication date:Change 1: GovS 001 - update -Version 2.0 of standard GovS 001 (attached) r

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