The Cabinet Office has measured and reported on the financial efficiency savings and wider benefits made by cross-government functions since 2021. In March 2022, it reported that functions, departments and other central government bodies had achieved £3.4 billion of cash-releasing savings in 2020–21. Of this, £1.4 billion was attributable to the Counter fraud Function and £1.2 billion to the Commercial Function. In July 2023, it reported that the cross-cutting central functional teams had del...

The Cabinet Office has measured and reported on the financial efficiency savings and wider benefits made by cross-government functions since 2021. In March 2022, it reported that functions, departments and other central government bodies had achieved £3.4 billion of cash-releasing savings in 2020–21. Of this, £1.4 billion was attributable to the Counter fraud Function and £1.2 billion to the Commercial Function. In July 2023, it reported that the cross-cutting central functional teams had delivered £4.4 billion of savings in 2021–22, consisting of £3.4 billion cash-releasing savings, and £1 billion non- cash releasing savings. Of this, the Co Type: conclusion | Number: 11 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: The Cabinet Office started measuring and reporting on the financial efficiency savings and wider benefits made by the functions in 2021. So far, it has reported that functions, departments and other central bodies achieved £3.4 billion of cash-releasing savings i