Home Office – Strategy and Policy Team (SPT)

The Challenge

The main role of the Strategic Policy Team (SPT) is to support Ministers and the Board in setting overall strategy, and make the Department work more strategically.  SPT have a Strategic Policy Network, which brings together key Directors from across the Home Office.

 SPT were looking for an organisation to supply the necessary skills, capabilities and expertise to support them in the development of the new Home Office corporate strategy and review key areas of policy. 

The Solution

WCL were selected and provided support via two consultants over a 4 month period. The areas where WCL provided input, support and advice including the following:

• Development of the Home Office Strategy
• Business planning and driving strategic change
• Testing and refining of strategic messages
• Facilitation of new business strategies and strategic risk evaluations
• Design of facilitation processes for Board and Ministerial strategic meetings
• Design and facilitation of Home Office Strategy Room content and processes
• Transferring knowledge to SPT staff  

The Results

The new Home Office Strategy was successfully launched. A number of skills transfer sessions took place in the areas of Strategic Risk, Financial Appraisal, Customer Engagement, Stakeholder Management and Cultural Assessment

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