Who we are and what we do

Who we are and what we do

Organisational information, structures, locations and contacts.

We would expect information in this class to be current information only

• Roles and Responsibilities.  Departments should be providing outline and detailed information about their responsibilities, and their roles and responsibilities of people working in them at senior level
• Organisational Structure.  An explanation of the internal structures of the departments: referring to their functions; indecating the relationship to different departmental sections with other departments, internal and external; and how the structure related to the roles and responsibilities.
• Information about legislation relevant to the departments functions.  An explanation of the legislative basis of the department's activities. An explanation of any legislation for which the department is the lead govenment department
• Organisations DCAL is responsible for, those it works in partnership with and those it sponsors.  As most of these bodies will be responsible for their own affairs, we expect this information needs only be enough to identify the relationship between these bodies and departments.
• DCAL Ministers, Permanent Secretary, and departmental board members. Identification of, responsibilites of and biographical details of Ministers, senior civil servants in the department and those making strategic and operational decisions about the provision  of the department's services. Any biographical details that are not work related should be published only with consent.
• Locations and contact details. This should cover the department at all levels, from the central body to offices open to the public for the conducting of the departments business. Where possible, give named contacts.