Treasury - Eighth Report
Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 17 July 2007.
Contents
Terms of Reference
Summary
1 Introduction
Conduct of the inquiry
Structure of this Report
2 Background
The Gershon Report and the establishment
of targets
The Lyons Report and relocation targets
3 Overview of targets
Comparisons between the Chancellor's departments
Comparisons with the overall programme across
Government
Conclusions
4 Overview of reporting and monitoring
Reporting monetary savings
Monitoring quality of service
5 The efficiency programme in the Office
for National Statistics
Targets and plans for relocation
The ONS in 2004
The evolution of the relocation targets
Planning for relocation
Conclusions
The monetary target and the modernisation
programme
Reported savings
The modernisation programme
Headcount reductions
Overall effects of the ONS efficiency programme
Effects of the relocation programme
Wider concerns and the official response
Conclusions
6 The efficiency programme in HMRC
Progress against the headcount target
The overall figures
"New policy burdens"
Reallocations to the "front-line"
Conclusions
Progress against the monetary target
Introduction
The financial contribution of headcount reductions
and overall progress
Estates rationalisation
Procurement
Relocation
Effects of the efficiency programme on HMRC's
quality of service
Introduction
Tax agents' experiences of the effects of
the efficiency programme
Claimants' and taxpayers' experiences of
the effects of the efficiency programme
Is HMRC shifting the burden?
The effect of staffing issues
The role of consultation
Measuring the quality of service
Conclusions
7 The efficiency programme in the Chancellor's
other departments
The efficiency programme in the Treasury
Group
Overall targets and performance
Core Treasury
The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) and
OGCbuying.solutions
The Debt Management Office (DMO)
The efficiency programme in the Government
Actuary's Department
8 Efficiency and the 2007 Comprehensive Spending
Review
The relationship with the spending settlements
HMRC
Efficiency for the new Statistics Board
9 Conclusions
Conclusions and recommendations
Formal minutes of the Treasury Sub-Committee
Formal minutes of the Treasury Committee
Witnesses
List of written evidence
List of Reports from the Treasury Committee during the current Parliament
List of Oral Evidence
Wednesday 25 April 2007
Wednesday 9 May 2007
Wednesday 16 May 2007
Wednesday 13 June 2007
Written Evidence
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