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Analysing major policy issues and designing strategic solutions

The Strategy Unit

The Strategy Unit has three main roles:

• to provide strategy and policy advice to the Prime Minister/No 10
• to support government departments in developing effective strategies and policies – including helping them to build their strategic capability
• to identify and effectively disseminate emerging issues and policy challenges

The Strategy Unit works closely, and often jointly, with other government departments and external stakeholders on a broad range of domestic policy issues. The Unit puts strong emphasis on analytical rigour and an evidence based approach to developing strategy, looking at issues from first principles. While some of its work is one-off, other work on issues such as education, health and home affairs tends to be ongoing.