Our Strategy
Published 9 June 2022
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Our 5 year Strategy for the period 2019-2024 describes how we will achieve our purpose - to help the government to govern well, within the rule of law, and how we intend to attain our vision - of being an outstanding legal organisation, committed to the highest standards of service and professionalism, and a brilliant place to work, where we can all thrive and fulfil our potential.
GLD’s Strategy is also closely aligned with the vision for a Modern Civil Service – skilled, innovative, and ambitious – as set out in the Declaration on Government Reform.
Within GLD, this means a culture of:
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everyone taking pride in what we do and performing to the highest standards
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working together to achieve the best results
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investing in the high-quality skills, tools and infrastructure we need
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continually seeking opportunities to improve and innovate, including through new technology and smarter ways of working
Meanwhile, our commitments to our client departments include:
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high quality, timely and flexible advice provided by suitably skilled legal staff, that enables clients to make effective, risk-based decisions across the full range of their work
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a good knowledge and understanding by legal staff of clients’ business and policy context
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legal horizon scanning and effective advice on the potential impact of legal developments
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fast and efficient ancillary services, for example statutory instrument processing and
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clear, concise, value for money advice
At the centre of our work are those areas where GLD provides a unique perspective and expertise – because of our trusted role at the heart of government, our strategic insights, and our strong relationships with clients, based on a shared perspective, as civil servants, to support the government of the day.
The GLD Board reviewed and agreed its strategic priorities for 2021-22 against GLD’s strategic outcomes.
These were set out in GLD’s Business Plan 2021-2022. This was set against a backdrop of COVID-19 and work completed by our Future Ways of Working Task and Finish Group, which was set up to capture our learning and experience from the pandemic, how it has affected the way we operate and the opportunities it creates for longer term reform in our working practices and to maximise the opportunities to attract the best talent to exciting and stretching careers.
Our work on our strategic priorities, particularly in the progress we have made in increasing our presence outside of London and offering increased flexible working opportunities to colleagues, are consistent with the principles of the government’s Places for Growth, Beyond Whitehall, One Place programme and Careers Without Barriers initiatives.
These are all focused on encouraging the movement and creation of jobs outside of London, and the development of meaningful career opportunities for all, irrespective of location. They also align to the emerging themes of the Civil Service’s “Shaping our Future” reform, and wider modernisation initiatives.