Select Committee · Public Accounts Committee

Shared services

Status: Open Opened: 20 Mar 2026

In order to operate effectively, Government Departments need access to a range of back-office functions such as human resources and payroll. Since 2004, the government has attempted to centralise these functions to cut the cost of services and improve the consistency of data. The latest strategy published in 2021, led by the Cabinet Office, was …

Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
14 May 2026 Caitlin Kinsella · Cabinet Office, Cat Little CB · Cabinet Office, Dianne Jeans · Department for Work & Pensions, Jerome Glass CB · Home Office, Marcus Mason · HM Treasury, Nathan Moores · Cabinet Office View ↗