Plan for Change to reform public sector

This week, the Prime Minister is to set out ambitious milestones in a new Plan for Change, that will put working people’s priorities first, and deliver tangible improvement to the lives of working people across the country.

The Plan for Change marks the next phase of Mission-led governments, and Missions include: growing the economy, an NHS fit for the future, safer streets, secure power through clean energy, and opportunity for all. These all form the basis of a stable economy, national security, and secure borders by delivering major reform to the public sector.

The government has already made significant progress on its Missions since July, facilitating change through stabilising the economy, establishing a new Border Security Command, and investing an extra £22 billion to the NHS.

Such extreme action is a direct result of the government having inherited the unprecedented twin challenges of crumbling public services and crippled public finances. Following the First Steps, the Plan for Change will set out ambitious but achievable milestones to improve the lives of working people.

These milestones form part of the Prime Minister’s drive to govern differently, and will reflect the priorities of working people. The road to achieving these goals will be underpinned by innovation and reform, alongside close working with partners across business, civil society, and local government. This comes part of wider reform across the public sector, building on work already started on planning, national infrastructure, pensions, industrial strategy, and the labour market.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said: “This Plan for Change is the most ambitious yet honest programme for the government in a generation. Mission-led government goes not mean picking milestones because they are easy or will happen anyway. It means relentlessly driving real improvements in the lives of working people. We are already fixing the foundations and have kick-started our first steps for change, stabilising the economy, setting up a new Border Security Command, investing £22 billion in an NHS that is fit for the future.

“Our Plan for Change is the next phase of delivering this government’s mission. Some may oppose what we are doing and no doubt there will be obstacles along the way, but this government was elected on mandate of change and our plan reflects the priorities of working people.

“Given the unprecedented challenges we have inherited we will not achieve this simply by doing more of the same which is why investment comes alongside a programme of innovation and reform.”