DIUS Departmental Board

The Board provides the strategic leadership of the Department. This involves setting the Department's strategy and allocating resources, agreeing business plans and monitoring performance, enhancing Departmental capability and setting standards, values and controls.

The Board is chaired by the Permanent Secretary and meets on a monthly basis.

There are 4 non-Executive Directors on the Board to provide a non-Departmental perspective in decision-making. They provide an independent judgment on issues of strategy, planning, performance, and standards of conduct. Although they advise and question, they don't make executive decisions, and they remain independent of management, and free from any other relationships within government that might interfere with their role.

The Board's aims are to

Ensure the organisation delivers the Strategic Priorities and service delivery targets
Ensure effective allocation and management of resources, in line with the Strategic Priorities
Communicate DIUS' purpose, Strategic Priorities and vision to staff and other stakeholders
Monitor and improve Departmental performance internally and across Whitehall
Protect and enhance DIUS' reputation for professionalism, innovation, effectiveness, integrity and efficiency