<p>PSN is a key part of the UK Government's ICT strategy and is at the heart of our shared services and cost reduction agendas, it provides a single more capable and open network enabling government to safely share services and collaborate in new ways that are more effective and efficient than ever before. It will also ensure that these public service networks have an appropriate level of protection.</p><p>The Government supports in principle any action that delivers a more efficient and joined-up public sector, as long as they do not breach the statutory obligations and legal requirements on information handling or damage the Government's objective to make the UK one of the most secure places in the world to do business.</p><p>Officials from the Cabinet Office are currently engaged with local authority officials and their representative bodies and have agreed revisions to the Public Services Network compliance regime. They have written to councils outlining the range of measures available to support organisations that demonstrate a genuine appetite and realistic plans to achieve compliance.</p>