A planning and spending framework that enables long-term value for money

Parliament expects to be able to hold the government to account for its delivery of value for taxpayers? money. To do so, Parliament needs timely, complete and transparent information on the government?s objectives, business planning, funding allocations, performance against objectives, spending, and outcome evaluations. The government should inform Parliament what changes it will make to achieve this from 2025-26 onwards, which should include as a minimum: ? publishing departmental Outcome Delivery Plans and cross-cutting mission boards? plans at least annually

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Parliament expects to be able to hold the government to account for its delivery of value for taxpayers? money. To do so, Parliament needs timely, complete and transparent information on the government?s objectives, business planning, funding allocations, performance against objectives, spending, and outcome evaluations. The government should inform Parliament what changes it will make to achieve this from 2025-26 onwards, which should include as a minimum publishing, after each spending review, a summary of the spending choices the government has made and providing data that are granular enough to show the effect on allocations by department, priority outcome and strategic programme

Ref Page 9, 11a(ii) · Implemented Q1 2026-27

Parliament expects to be able to hold the government to account for its delivery of value for taxpayers? money. To do so, Parliament needs timely, complete and transparent information on the government?s objectives, business planning, funding allocations, performance against objectives, spending, and outcome evaluations. The government should inform Parliament what changes it will make to achieve this from 2025-26 onwards, which should include as a minimum: ensuring that all completed government evaluations are publicly accessible and searchable by April 2025

Ref Page 9, 11a(iii) · Implemented Q4 2024-25

HM Treasury and the Cabinet Office should create an action plan to address our eight lessons and rebalance behaviour and decision-making in government towards long-term value for money. The action plan should: ? be supported by an evidence-based understanding of what will affect lasting change; ? have suitable senior ministerial and administrative leadership; and ? have evaluation of progress built in.

Ref Page 9, 11b · Implemented Q2 2026-27