The Quality of the Treasury's Policy Advice
Scope
The Treasury applies a consistant quality standard to policy advice provided through all appropriations. The policy standard is published in full on pages 130 and 131 of this Annual Report.
| Performance Dimensions | Target | Performance for 2009/10 |
|---|---|---|
| All policy outputs comply with the Treasury's Quality Standards for Policy Advice, as assessed by the Minister three times during the year. | Rated as meeting and frequently exceeding expectations |
Not assessed in 2009/10. While this measure was not formally assessed, the Treasury has provided monthly reports to the Minister on policy priorities, and reports on our overall performance every four months. These, and weekly meetings between the Minister and the Chief Executive, have provided opportunities for regular feedback on the Treasury's work programme and the quality of its advice. The Treasury continues to employ the Quality Standards for Policy Advice, and all internal or externally-focused advice is expected to meet that standard. Accordingly, the standard is embedded in work plans of the Treasury staff and a formal quality assurance process is used to ensure that all Treasury reports to Ministers are peer reviewed, proofread and signed off by the responsible manager before completion. For the future, we intend to focus more directly on reviewing our performance against that standard, and in line with this a review is scheduled for 2010/11. This approach will provide a more robust and rigorous assessment of the quality of advice. |
