Source · Select Committees · Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Recommendation 17
17
Acknowledged
Paragraph: 82
Benefits must be prioritised and reported.
Recommendation
Benefits must be prioritised and reported. The IPA should report against benefits plans consistently in its annual reports from 2021–22. Consistent reporting of benefits should include a standardised financial measure, reported as trend data (showing the benefit agreed at the outset, alongside any agreed changes at specific dates, up to current forecasts) alongside a narrative of transformational benefits promised.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government agrees that benefits should be reported and encourages departments to publish their data. However, the IPA is only 'taking steps to explore' how benefits can be published in future Annual Reports, without committing to the specific timeline, standardised financial measures, or trend data requested.
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Paragraph Reference:
82
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government · verbatim extract
Acknowledged
including benefits being properly scoped and understood. Government agrees that benefits should be reported and the IPA encourages departments to publish their own data and provide information to Parliament and committees setting out forecasted and realised benefits throughout the project and programme lifecycle. The IPA are taking steps to explore how they can publish benefits in future Annual Reports.
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