To date the Public Bodies Reform Programme 2020 to 2025 and wider Public Bodies Team has provided value for money for the taxpayer through:<\/p>
conducting a prototype of corporate service benchmarking across 90 arm\u2019s length bodies (ALBs), uncovering spend discrepancies and identifying scope for savings if ALB spending is brought in-line with the median spend;<\/p><\/li>
the Public Bodies Review Programme, which commits departments to review 125 ALBs, covering 90% of ALB expenditure. Departments are expected to identify 5% operating expenditure savings in each full-scale review. So far, 60% of the 125 planned reviews have been initiated and £35 million in efficiency savings identified;<\/p><\/li>
tightening approval processes for new ALBs, diverting almost 70% of proposed ALBs to less expensive delivery options;<\/p><\/li>
publishing codes of practice for ALBs to improve financial oversight and risk management between department and ALBs; and<\/p><\/li>
introducing quarterly non-executive (NED) board member inductions.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>
The Public Bodies Reform Programme runs until 31 March 2025. The Government will take a decision about the priorities for future public bodies reform in due course.<\/p>
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The Government Commercial Function is staffed by employees working across many Civil Service Departments. Records containing the detail requested in these questions are not held centrally and replies to these questions would incur disproportionate costs.<\/p>
<\/strong><\/p> The Government Commercial Function (GCF) is a cross-government network of around 4,000 civil servants procuring (or supporting the procurement of) goods and services for the government. It also consists of commercial experts who support departments in managing key commercial contracts, and planning for future commercial needs.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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