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The Role of the seniorSenior responsibleResponsible owner Owner

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This guidance sets out requirements and supportingexpectations guidance for seniorSenior responsibleResponsible ownersOwners (SROs) of major government programmes and projects.

From:
Government
Infrastructure Projectand DeliveryProjects Authority
Published
18 July 2019
Last updated
23 FebruaryMay 20262023 — See all updates

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    2026-02-23 11:29
    Version 2.1 published. Main changes include updates to reflect current government policy, such as evaluation requirements, and to remove references to the Infrastructure and Projects Authority.

    2023-05-23 10:14
    The document: The role of the senior responsible owner has been updated and replaced with this version.