Cabinet Office functional savings

Public Accounts Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 13 Dec 2023 Closed: 3 May 2024 Parliament page
Government established cross-cutting central functional teams, or ‘functions’, in 2013. These seek to provide expert skills across Government while increasing efficiency. In July 2023, the Cabinet Office reported that the functions had achieved £4.4bn of financial savings. A National Audit Office (NAO) report found that the Cabinet Office has not … Read more
18 Recommendations
10 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Oral session
1 Letter
1 Event
Activity timeline 5 events
3 May
2024
Report published
1 Mar
2024
Report published
5 Feb
2024
Correspondence
10 Jan
2024
Oral evidence
10 Jan
2024
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
10 Jan 2024
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Cabinet Office functional savings
Cat Little · Cabinet Office Richard Hornby · Cabinet Office Sir Alex Chisholm · Cabinet Office
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Seventeenth Report - Cabinet Office functional savings HC 423 1 Mar 2024 28 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
Clear
5 Conclusion Acknowledged
Seventeenth Report - Cabinet Offic…
Incorporate best practice and guidance into efficiency exercise, reporting on double-counting assurance
Cabinet Office and HM Treasury have not finalised how they will manage the risks of double-counting and cost-shunting. Avoiding adverse effects is a key element of good practice in making and reporting efficiency savings. HM Treasury and the Cabinet Office … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees with the recommendation and states that the implementation of the Government Efficiency Framework (GEF) provides additional checks and balances against cost-shunting and double-counting. However, it does not explicitly commit to reporting back on received assurance from departments by the end of 2024.
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Government Response AI assessment · 28 of 18 classified
Accepted 25
Acknowledged 1
Deferred 1
Not Addressed 1
Total 18 recs + 10 conclusions
Correspondence 1 letter
5 Feb 2024 Correspondence from Sir Alex Chisholm, Civil Service Chief Operating Officer and Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary, re Cabinet Office functional savings, dated 31 January 2024
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