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The following pages provide information on what the UK Government is doing in order to move towards sustainable development. The pages contain information on our priorities, commitments and contributions as well as information on managing our estate sustainably. In addition there are links to the various Government task forces, working groups and public bodies involved with monitoring and delivering sustainable development. For a more comprehensive picture of Government action, see 'Securing the Future' the UK Government Sustainable Development Strategy.

In this section:

Policies by Department - each Government Department's high level contributions to sustainable development.
Estate management - information on how we manage our land and buildings sustainably.
Governance:
- Sustainable Development Ministers/Commitees - information on the Cabinet Sub-Committee of Ministers helping to embed sustainable development in central government departments and their agencies. See also: Environmental Audit Committee.
- Task forces - set up in order to bring together officials and often Ministers from across Government in order to generate action on a particular issue
- Public bodies - The mechanisms used by Government to monitor and deliver sustainable development.