Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 21
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The Cabinet Office told us that greater adoption of shared services across government, including by...
Conclusion
The Cabinet Office told us that greater adoption of shared services across government, including by small bodies, can deliver significant savings.46 The Cabinet Office, HM Treasury and Ministry of Justice stated that, for small bodies, relying on shared corporate services is more efficient than maintaining specialist capabilities in-house. Shared services can deliver economies of scale and allow for greater sharing of learning between organisations.47 There is also an opportunity for functions to work with shared service clusters to build compliance with the functional standards into the way shared services will be provided.48