Government’s requirements for delivering specialist functions such as digital and procurement effectively are often ill-suited to small bodies. Government’s requirements for delivering specialist functions (functional standards) and their associated guidance can be useful to small bodies, but they are often designed with larger organisations in mind. For example, the guidance refers to roles such as complex HR casework specialists and trained fraud risk assessors. Small bodies do not typicall...

Government’s requirements for delivering specialist functions such as digital and procurement effectively are often ill-suited to small bodies. Government’s requirements for delivering specialist functions (functional standards) and their associated guidance can be useful to small bodies, but they are often designed with larger organisations in mind. For example, the guidance refers to roles such as complex HR casework specialists and trained fraud risk assessors. Small bodies do not typically have this expertise in-house. Under the “comply or explain” model, organisations may choose not to follow certain elements of the standards, provided t Type: conclusion | Number: 3 | Response status: response_pending