Recommendation 29

We are conscious of the challenge of fostering cooperation between government departments, a problem not unique to the UK. We note that research has explored strategies and options to reward cooperation between government agencies and departments. In particular, the OECD has produced a report exploring a number of avenues to incentivise cross-government working, including allocating funding for projects in such a way as to encourage collaboration between departments. We suggest that some of these options should be carefully considered by the Government, particularly in the context of forthcoming spending reviews.