Recommendation 25

The OGP sets the overall strategic direction for the management of government property overall, split across 15 portfolios.49 The OGP told us that the Government Property Agency (GPA), which is an executive agency of Cabinet Office, sets and delivers the strategy for the office portfolio, representing about 2% of the whole estate.50 A new body, the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority, has been established to oversee the infrastructure strategy.51 We asked the Cabinet Office whether 45 Q 78; C&AG’s Report, para 18 46 Qq 74–75 47 Q 79 48 Q 73 49 C&AG’s Report, para 4 50 Qq 2–3 51 C&AG’s Report, para 3.18 16 the OGP and GPA should be merged to avoid overlap. It responded that the Cabinet Office is undertaking a review of its structures, and intends to strip out duplication and inefficiency.52