The ODP also told us how it had invited two senior leaders from mayoral authorities to join the latest cohort of ODP Excel, a learning programme to improve participants readiness for senior operational delivery role, and attend its training events.25 However, the ODP recognised that there was scope for it to go further in building capability more broadly across central government into local government.26 For example, the skills framework and job families it has created for central government would also have relevance to local authority staff.27 Also, while the ODP highlights opportunities for career progression to its members, this does not extend to opportunities that may exist within local government.28 Witnesses recognised the benefits of existing efforts to build networks with local government, and we observed that more routine placing of ODP members into more local and particularly mayoral authorities would strengthen this, for example by providing forums to discuss issues.29