The Four Year Plan is intended to be read in conjunction with our refreshed Strategic Intentions.

The refreshed Strategic Intentions were endorsed by the Prime Minister and our Portfolio Ministers, and published in October 2015. Refer to Annex four for a copy which sets out:

• Our high level strategic direction for the next four years and how our strategy fits together to support the Government's priorities and the role of CERA as a departmental agency
• What the department is aiming to achieve between September 2015 and the end of 2018/19
• The six areas where our work will enable us to achieve our longer-term outcomes, and
• Our strategic focus areas, which frame our work programme and help to focus our efforts on what really matters and go beyond "business as usual”, including managing significant one-off projects.