Preparing the Statement of Intent: Guidance and Requirements for Departments

Published 29 Sep 2010
Updated 20 Dec 2012

The minor changes to the guidance for the preparation of the 2013 Statement of Intent (SOI) can be found in the What’s New section on page 2. Please note that the proposed amendments to the Public Finance Act 1989 do not affect the preparation of the 2013 SOI. See also Estimates, Supplementary Estimates and their Supporting Information: Technical Guide for Departments December 2012.

Statement of Intent Template

Departments can access a MS Word template for SOIs that uses the suggested headings in this guidance from the Improving Accountability Information page on the Public Sector Intranet (PSI) (not accessible to the public) at https://psi.govt.nz/iai/.

This guidance is available for download in Adobe PDF format only. An HTML version can be requested from Information Services at the Treasury.

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What’s New? About this Guidance Overview Purpose of the Statement of Intent Ministerial Responsibility for the SOI Chief Executive Responsibility for the SOI Organisational Coverage of the SOI Statement of Intent Requirements 1 Process and Production of the Statement of Intent 1.1 Structure 1.2 Presentation 1.3 Length 1.4 Parliamentary Shoulder Numbers 1.5 Copyright and Creative Commons Licence 1.6 Printing 1.7 Electronic Copies 1.8 Process Guidance 1.9 Changes to Departmental Operations after SOI Publication 2 The Content of the Statement of Intent 2.1 Foreword: Minister of/for XYZ 2.2 Ministerial Statement of Responsibility 2.3 Introduction from the Chief Executive 2.4 Chief Executive Statement of Responsibility 2.5 Nature and Scope of Functions 2.6 Strategic Direction 2.7 Operating Intentions 2.8 Managing in a Changeable Operating Environment 2.9 Assessing Organisational Health and Capability 2.10 Additional Information 2.11 Additional Statutory Reporting Requirements 3 Specific Guidance on Cost-effectiveness 3.1 How to Develop Measures 3.2 Key Questions to Consider when Developing Cost-Effectiveness Measures and Standards 3.3 Actions with No Obviously Quantifiable Measure of Impact 3.4 Context for Measures of Cost-Effectiveness Frequently Asked Questions Annex 1: Checklist for Departmental SOI Annex 2: Definitions	soi-depts-oct12.pdf (240 KB) pp. 31

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What’s New?

About this Guidance

Overview

Purpose of the Statement of Intent
Ministerial Responsibility for the SOI
Chief Executive Responsibility for the SOI
Organisational Coverage of the SOI
Statement of Intent Requirements

1 Process and Production of the Statement of Intent

1.1 Structure
1.2 Presentation
1.3 Length
1.4 Parliamentary Shoulder Numbers
1.5 Copyright and Creative Commons Licence
1.6 Printing
1.7 Electronic Copies
1.8 Process Guidance
1.9 Changes to Departmental Operations after SOI Publication

2 The Content of the Statement of Intent

2.1 Foreword: Minister of/for XYZ
2.2 Ministerial Statement of Responsibility
2.3 Introduction from the Chief Executive
2.4 Chief Executive Statement of Responsibility
2.5 Nature and Scope of Functions
2.6 Strategic Direction
2.7 Operating Intentions
2.8 Managing in a Changeable Operating Environment
2.9 Assessing Organisational Health and Capability
2.10 Additional Information
2.11 Additional Statutory Reporting Requirements

3 Specific Guidance on Cost-effectiveness

3.1 How to Develop Measures
3.2 Key Questions to Consider when Developing Cost-Effectiveness Measures and Standards
3.3 Actions with No Obviously Quantifiable Measure of Impact
3.4 Context for Measures of Cost-Effectiveness

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