Twelfth Report - Cross-government working
Select Committee
Public Accounts Committee
HC 75
13 February 2024
Government response
Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Twelfth report from Session 2023-24 · published 3 May 2024
Recommendations & Conclusions
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Conclusion
Acknowledged
Share Shared Outcomes Fund lessons and produce guidance for departments on cross-government working.
Conclusion
Effective cross-government working is fundamental to delivering government’s priorities but there is a lot of work to do to make it more than just a ‘nice to have’. Efforts have been made to incentivise cross-government working through reward and recognition …
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Government Response Summary
The government states it will determine its approach to supporting cross-departmental working at the next Spending Review, informed by lessons learned from previous SRs and the Shared Outcomes Fund, and is committed to providing guidance to remove barriers to collaboration.
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Recommendation
Acknowledged
The evaluation registry will mandate and publicly share government evaluation plans and reports.
Recommendation
The Head of the Evaluation Task Force told us it is working to encourage departments to share learning.40 She also told us about the ‘evaluation registry’ which holds information on what evaluation government has already done in the sector and …
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Government Response Summary
The government states the Evaluation Task Force will continue to provide consultation, share findings, and support departmental analysts with evaluation data, clarifying that departments are ultimately responsible for their own evaluations. It does not explicitly confirm the mandatory rollout or public viewing date for the evaluation registry mentioned by the committee.
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