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But the six organisations say they have seen no evidence that the government is working towards "a comprehensive, cross-departmental strategy to reduce alcohol harm, based on evidence of what works, with rigorous evaluation".
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Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne and Business Secretary Vince Cable will hold a series of cross-departmental meetings in the coming weeks aimed at drawing up the plans, Mr. Osborne told Tuesday's cabinet meeting, the spokesman said.
U.K. Plans Support for Industry Laurence Norman 2011
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Even though this approach doesn't have to cost more and can even save local authorities money in cross-departmental savings, many procurement officers feel powerless to be creative and buy services in this way.
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As cross-departmental groups at the BBC consider a range of bold options to find the 20% savings required under its licence-fee deal with the government, insiders say a premium will continue to be put on big events that bind the nation together.
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To do this will require an important shift across the civil service: to a culture that values transparency and accountability, and incentivises cost-effective delivery and cross-departmental working.
Coalition cuts being made on basis of 'hunches', says Tory-linked thinktank 2011
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As with the global decentralization of no-frills technology, most traditional tech companies will have to make radical changes if they are to adapt this cross-departmental approach to the provision of complex services.
The way to beat the cheap imitators Olaf Plötner 2011
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When fund companies are preparing to launch a new ETF, they generally come up with a long list of potential ticker symbols that is often the product of a cross-departmental brainstorm.
As ETFs Multiply, Companies Scramble To Concoct Memorable Ticker Symbols Rachel Louise Ensign 2012
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How can the cross-departmental coordination implicit in the government's comprehensive approach to security be achieved except with the levers being pulled at the highest level?
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This would see the work undertaken by a team of officials, perhaps led by a senior official who has worked in cross-departmental roles like Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles, the Foreign Secretary's Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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This would see the work undertaken by a team of officials, perhaps led by a senior official who has worked in cross-departmental roles like Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles, the Foreign Secretary's Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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