Policy system leadership

In 2014, the then State Services Commissioner, Peter Hughes, created this functional lead role. The objective was to provide stronger leadership to those parts of the public service responsible for providing policy advice.

The Policy Profession Board supports the Head of the Policy Profession – the policy system leader.

The Tier 2 Policy Leaders’ Network constitutes deputy chief executives with policy responsibilities from every Public Service agency. The Network’s monthly meetings are chaired by Brook Barrington, Head of the Policy Profession.

Policy Capability Leads are people nominated by their agency to lead work on improving policy quality and capability.