The Lead Government Department and its role – Guidance and Best Practice
From SR
Purpose
The Lead Government Department and its role – Guidance and Best Practice has been set out to enable Departments to carry out effectively the responsibilities and functions associated with their role as Lead Government Departments.
Content
It describes the key processes and disciplines necessary in planning for and responding to crises for which they are either the nominated lead or have key responsibilities to act during the progress of the crisis. It also describes how these processes will be monitored and audited in order to achieve a uniformly high standard of planning and preparation.
The guidance consists of 11 chapters. They are: the Core Guidance document itself (Chapters 1-10), and Guidance for Departmental Internal Auditors and Other Reviewers (Chapter 11.)
