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 expect there will be natural convergence between the separate efficiency …
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 …
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