In the absence of formal agreements, the NAO reported that teams had taken different approaches to agree roles and that structures had emerged to overcome cross-departmental barriers.24 The Department highlighted the Office for Life Sciences (OLS), its cross-department skills forum, and the recent Growth Mission Board as examples of government taking an integrated approach.25 The Department told us that the Office for Life Sciences was created in the early 2010s as a small team to be the voice of the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries within government, integrating different issues and views and providing a single interface to industry. It considered this model had been effective and that there was potential for the approach to be used more widely.26 19 C&AG’s Report, para 13 20 C&AG’s Report, para 2.8 21 Q 61 22 C&AG’s Report, para 2.10 23 Qq 78-79 24 C&AG’s Report, paras 2.9-2.11 25 Qq 52,75 26 Qq 52-53 10