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The Public Services Forum (PSF) was formed by Prime Minister Blair in 2003 to improve dialogue between Government, public service trade unions and employers.
The PSF’s objective is to deliver excellent public services for all by bringing together public service employers with trade unions and Government to discuss and work collectively on public service workforce issues.
The Forum supports and encourages principles of partnership, workforce involvement and public service improvement.
The PSF is currently chaired by Tom Watson MP, Cabinet Office Minister.
The Forum brings together key colleagues involved in the delivery of public services to represent their sectors and to identify a joint way forward in collective discussions on workforce issues. This includes:
The PSF is an important, honest information exchange from and back into Government and invites key experts and ministers to discuss issues of importance to the public service workforce.
The Forum meets four times per year in plenary session.
There are also smaller, more regular task-groups that are focused on specific themes.
The secretariat for the PSF is provided by Cabinet Office, liaising closely with the TUC. The notes of previous meetings are available below: