We asked how government is going to improve performance of all departments. The GCF told us that it is considering how to monitor capability through standards, and then benchmarking and workshops. The GCF said that central government has a very active learning and development programme, which is where it gets the best people from the public sector to come and talk to colleagues about the things that they are doing well. The 54 Q 70 55 C&AG’s Report, para 2 56 C&AG’s Report, para 17 57 Q 79 58 Q 81 59 Committee of Public Accounts, Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme, Twenty-Seventh Report of Session 2021– 22, HC 635, 1 December 2021, recommendation 5 Competition in public procurement 17 GCF commented that it has around 35,000 people signed up for its learning modules. The GCF told us it used to run four or five workshops a year before covid-19 with 50 people attending. The GCF said it has now learned how to work online and get about 500 people attending every week for workshops that are driving up adherence to standards.60