Government Office for the South West

The Government Office network seeks to bring the central Government closer to the regional and local level. In this sense, it focuses on:
- implementing central Government’s policies in partnership with local and regional stakeholders;
- learning from the input provided by local authorities and
- providing support and expertise to regional activities.

GOSW activities are guided by:
- “Strategic Priorities Framework 2008-11” which outlines the overall priorities of the Government Office Network and
- “GOSW’s business plan for 2009-2010” which translates the Government Office network priorities into 12 regional priorities for the region and sets local priorities for each of the South West’s authorities.