The 25% target is ambitious and cross-governmental but DBT could not confirm whether the programme was on track.46 In the progress update published October 2025 HM Treasury announced that it identified £1.5bn of administrative burden savings in October 2025, but this is a gross figure. DBT told us that it expects to report on the net position in the planned spring update, making it the first time the Unit reports on progress against the £5.6bn net target.47