Editing Number 10 Policy Unit (section)

==Since 2010==

The Coalition Government of May 2010 quickly disbanded two major parts of central infrastructure built by [[Tony Blair]], the [[Prime Minister's Delivery Unit|Prime Minister's Delivery Unit (PMDU)]] and [[Prime Minister's Strategy Unit|Prime Minister's Strategy Unit (PMSU)]], as part of the Prime Minister's agenda to reduce the number of [[special advisers (UK government)|special advisers]] and end the micromanagement of [[Whitehall]].<ref name="ethosjournal.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.ethosjournal.com/home/item/283-the-powers-that-be|title=The powers that be|website=www.ethosjournal.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111231032806/http://www.ethosjournal.com/home/item/283-the-powers-that-be |archive-date=31 December 2011 |url-status=usurped}}</ref> In their place, a strengthened Policy and Implementation Unit was launched in early 2011 by the Cabinet Secretary, staffed wholly by civil servants and reporting jointly to the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] and [[Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Deputy Prime Minister]] under joint heads Paul Kirby<ref>Cameron's New Backroom Team Aims to Move Story On from U-turns and Cuts [https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2011/feb/18/cameron-backroom-team-move-cuts]</ref> (Policy) and Kris Murrin (Implementation).<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2011/jun/09/no-10-civil-servant-advisers | work=The Guardian | first=Jane | last=Dudman | title=No 10 happy with civil servant advisers | date=2011-06-09}}</ref>

Members of the Policy Unit in 2010 were <!--<ref name="ethosjournal.com"/>--> Gavin Lockhart-Mirams (Home Affairs), Sean Worth (Health and Adult Social Care),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.healthpolicyinsight.com/?q=node/1010|title=Editor's blog Friday 18 March 2011: EXCLUSIVE - Paul Bate is No 10's new health policy adviser|website=www.healthpolicyinsight.com}}</ref> Chris Brown (Education), Richard Freer (Defence),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politics.ox.ac.uk/index.php/details/845-a-year-of-coalition-foreign-and-defence-policy-a-number-10-perspective.html |title=Events - 'A Year of Coalition Foreign and Defence Policy: A Number 10 Perspective' &#124; Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford |access-date=2011-07-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928105524/http://www.politics.ox.ac.uk/index.php/details/845-a-year-of-coalition-foreign-and-defence-policy-a-number-10-perspective.html |archive-date=2011-09-28 }}</ref> Tim Luke (Business and Enterprise),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2011/03/policy-advisers-cameron|title=Cameron abandons hands-off approach to government|website=www.newstatesman.com|date=9 March 2011}}</ref> Michael Lynas ([[Big Society]])<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/nov/08/labour-government-tory-civil-service | work=The Guardian | first=Allegra | last=Stratton | author-link = Allegra Stratton| title=Labour says government putting too many Tory allies in civil service | date=2010-11-08}}</ref> and Ben Moxham (Energy and Environment).<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/mar/10/energy-policy-no-10-bp | work=The Guardian | first=Allegra | last=Stratton | title=Energy policy role at No 10 for former BP man | date=2011-03-10}}</ref>  The Unit was supported by the Research and Analytics Unit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://conservativehome.blogs.com/thetorydiary/2011/02/the-new-10-downing-street.html|title=The new 10 Downing Street}}</ref>