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Rebecca Davies
By email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
FOI Reference: FOI2021/11683
22/06/2021
Dear Rebecca Davies
I refer to your request where you asked:
Dear Cabinet Office,
Under the FOIA, I would like to request documents containing the fol owing:
1. Current Communications strategy for Government Digital Service
2. Current Advocacy/Policy strategy for Government Digital Service
3. Current Engagement strategy for Government Digital Service
4. Current Communications implementation plan for Government Digital Service
5. Current Advocacy/Policy implementation plan for Government Digital Service
6. Current Engagement implementation plan for Government Digital Service
7. Current Events strategy and implementation plan for Government Digital Service
I am writing to advise you that fol owing a search of our paper and electronic records, I
have established that the information you requested is partially held by the Cabinet
Office.
1. Current Communications strategy for Government Digital Service
Information not held at Government Digital Service (GDS), current plan is stil under
development.
2. Current Advocacy/Policy strategy for Government Digital Service
Information not held at GDS, GDS does not have an advocacy and policy strategy.
3. Current Engagement strategy for Government Digital Service
Information not held at Government Digital Service, current plan is stil under
development.
4. Current Communications implementation plan for Government Digital Service
Information not held at GDS, current plan is under development.
5. Current Advocacy/Policy implementation plan for Government Digital Service
Information not held at GDS, GDS does not and will not have an advocacy and policy
strategy.
6. Current Engagement implementation plan for Government Digital Service
GDS’s Communications and Engagement plan is under development.
7. Current Events strategy and implementation plan for Government Digital Service
GDS’s Communications and Engagement plan, which will contain events, is under
development.
In the meantime GDS’s strategy for 2021-2024 was recently published
(https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2021/05/20/government-digital-service-our-strategy-for-2021-
2024/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=gdspodcastblog&utm_campaign=gdsstrateg
y) and will be the basis of GDS’s upcoming Communications and Engagement Plan.
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Yours sincerely
FOI Team
Cabinet Office