3.6 Efficiency Recommendation Owner Update In preparation for the expected 2019 Equality and Human We would stress that the Equality Act 2006 requires the spending review, the Commission and Rights Commission Secretary of State to to the Commission such sums ‘pay GEO should work together to set out a / GEO as appear to the Secretary of State reasonably sufficient case for a new budget settlement, for the purpose of enabling the Commission to perform based on priorities the Commission its It is essential that this recommendation is functions’. sets, effectiveness and impact, with the implemented consistently with the formal Commission’s budget reviewed as a and de facto independence, including our ability to Commission’s standalone line of expenditure. In doing decide how best to use our powers to achieve impact. so, a new case should be made for the split between programme and administration classification. Before the end of the current lease for Equality and Human During the 2018 strategic planning round we will develop its London office in 2023, the Rights Commission a Strategic Workforce Plan and a complementary Commission should explore a range of Location Strategy for the Commission. This will cover the options for the future of its London staff numbers, skills and grade mix we need to deliver operations. our strategic objectives, as well as options for where our people are based. As part of this work we will evaluate options for our presence in London.
3.6 Efficiency Recommendation Owner Update In preparation for the expected 2019 spending review, the Commission and GEO should work together to set out a case for a new budget settlement, based on priorities the Commission sets, effectiveness and impact, with the Commission’s budget reviewed as a standalone line of expenditure. In doing so, a new case should be made for the split between programme and administration classification. Equality and Human Rights Commission / GEO We would stress that the Equality Act 2006 requires the Secretary of State to ‘pay to the Commission such sums as appear to the Secretary of State reasonably sufficient for the purpose of enabling the Commission to perform its functions’. It is essential that this recommendation is implemented consistently with the Commission’s formal and de facto independence, including our ability to decide how best to use our powers to achieve impact. Before the end of the current lease for its London office in 2023, the Commission should explore a range of options for the future of its London operations. Equality and Human Rights Commission During the 2018 strategic planning round we will develop a Strategic Workforce Plan and a complementary Location Strategy for the Commission. This will cover the staff numbers, skills and grade mix we need to deliver our strategic objectives, as well as options for where our people are based. As part of this work we will evaluate options for our presence in London.
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