Since the first functions were established in 2013, there are now 14 government functions, covering activities such as procurement, major project delivery and finance. We asked the Cabinet Office how successful it thought functions had been in improving efficiency. It told us that it thought that the functions had been very successful and provided a high level of specialist expertise to departments, as well as external challenge.11 The NAO found that the functions were different shapes and si...

Since the first functions were established in 2013, there are now 14 government functions, covering activities such as procurement, major project delivery and finance. We asked the Cabinet Office how successful it thought functions had been in improving efficiency. It told us that it thought that the functions had been very successful and provided a high level of specialist expertise to departments, as well as external challenge.11 The NAO found that the functions were different shapes and sizes, which meant they had different approaches and methodologies to calculating savings. The Cabinet Office recognised that the functions were at differe Type: conclusion | Number: 8 | Response status: accepted Government response: The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: end October 2024 The functions’ current respective methodologies for measuring and reporting efficiency savings reflect the diversity of functional activity undertaken in their respe