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<p>The Government Consulting Hub (GCH) was established to ensure the government built
more in-house capability.</p><p>We have made significant progress in this area on
a number of fronts. A key focus of the GCH was to develop capability and ownership
of this work across government to ensure this is embedded in the long-term.</p><p>The
triage service, developed by GCH, has been transferred to the Crown Commercial Service,
building on the work done by GCH with each department - this transition is a recognition
of the maturity level of the service, which means it can now integrate with CCS work
with consultancy procurement strategies across government. The very well received
Consultancy Playbook, setting a new bar of how we get best value from external firms,
operates alongside the suite of playbooks, owned and led by the Commercial Function.</p><p>The
GCH capability programme, supporting civil servants to adopt consultancy type skills
where appropriate, is now fully onboarded to Civil Service Learning, and will continue
to be available to all civil servants. By improving these skills in the public sector,
we can continue to ensure the government is only using consultants when absolutely
necessary.</p><p><strong> </strong></p>
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