For the first time, the Government will publish online the Business Plans for government departments setting out in detail the work of the Government for the next four years; each department will produce a monthly progress report with the Secretary of State having to account to the Prime Minister if they are not on track. The Plans will provide people with the information they need to hold the government to account, to help people make informed choices about the public services they use and to open up the machinery of government to public scrutiny.
Launching the website, David Cameron said 'Instead of bureaucratic accountability to the government machine, these business plans aim to bring in a new system of democratic accountability, accountability to the people. So reform will be driven not by the short term political calculations of the government but by the consistent long-term pressure of what people actually want and choose in their public services.'
Graham said “This is very encouraging and clearly shows that the Government is committed to new politics. After the last thirteen years, one thing is clear. More of the same is not an option.”