The Cabinet Office also noted that the introduction of the new Framework will mean that there will need to be an agreement between central government and departments about the proportions of savings that are collated to each, which is thought would become “a bit tighter”. It said that it was still keen to track the overall picture of savings across functions, because this was important to benchmarking activity – whereas if thought that if it only tracked savings by department, it would lose “...

The Cabinet Office also noted that the introduction of the new Framework will mean that there will need to be an agreement between central government and departments about the proportions of savings that are collated to each, which is thought would become “a bit tighter”. It said that it was still keen to track the overall picture of savings across functions, because this was important to benchmarking activity – whereas if thought that if it only tracked savings by department, it would lose “comparability across the piece”. The Treasury hoped that over time it would be able to house the functional efficiency information in the wider governmen Type: conclusion | Number: 28 | Response status: accepted Government response: The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Recommendation implemented In July 2023, HM Treasury (HMT) published the Government Efficiency Framework (GEF). The framework sets common standards for the defining, collecting, and reporting of data on effici