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I completed the review and submitted my report in the autumn. I have made a number of recommendations, and it is for Ministers to decide which should be adopted. I have concluded that there are very substantial further efficiency savings that can be made. It is worth noting that the key to success in delivering these savings lies in the detail of how any of my recommendations are implemented. You can suppress demand. You can ask whether Department X’s proposal to buy 50 new vehicles, or take on a new office lease is in line with relevant strategies and standards. Appointments of function heads in line departments and entities should be made by the functional leader at the centre, with the agreement of the permanent secretary. All central government entities should be required to provide full information to the centre on all current FM contracts;

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Consideration should be given to revising Civil Service recruitment principles to ensure a sensible and proportionate process similar to those used in the private sector for the appointment of functional leaders. For these benefits to be realised, strong and capable central leadership of the specialist horizontal functions is essential to enable good and timely spend control decisions to be made. And spend controls are a crucial component in the mandate held by the leadership of functions, which is why spend controls and the functional model are inextricably linked. AccountabilityWhile any necessary legislation is prepared, this post can be created in shadow form at the head of the FEDG functions, and so far as is possible within existing legislation these powers should be given to the shadow I-G. Trying to formalise and institutionalise “earned autonomy” is therefore a mistake. It can require extensive negotiation, with definitional challenges coming to the fore. In any event it is in the nature of the functional model that it will always be for “head office” to decide how to operate its controls. Typically, controls become looser in good times, while in tough times the strings are rapidly drawn in. But in either case, the decision is to be taken by the centre. FRANCIS MAUDE Review of the cross-cutting functions and the operation of spend controls: The Rt Hon Lord Maude of Horsham The Functional Model

Cross-cutting is an editing technique most often used in films to establish action occurring at the same time, and often in the same place. In a cross-cut, the camera will cut away from one action to another action, which can suggest the simultaneity of these two actions but this is not always the case. Cross-cutting can also be used for characters in a film with the same goals but different ways of achieving them. [1] Paper shredders aren’t the most attractive of machines, so you would probably prefer one that won’t take up too much space. In fact, you may want to choose a model that will squeeze into a cupboard when not in use. The smallest shredder we’ve tested is a dinky 24x19x15cm. This is a crucial task for the central functions. And it should go without saying that these strategies cannot simply be laid down by decree from the centre. There needs to be full participation by the functions in the line entities and departments in the formulation of the strategies so that there is some real degree of collective ownership. Different structures and processes will be appropriate for different functions at different times, and there is no universal template. It is essential that the process is not unduly protracted and that the leadership of the central functions has the ability to resolve differences and get closure in good time. I recall that the original external recruitment control was delegated to departments and required the consent of the minister in charge of the department. I recommend:The Treasury will complete an affordability assessment before any project is permitted to make any tender or contracting decisions. Strengthening the capability of some of the central functions should recreate the sense that involving central expertise early will add value to the line entities. Good central functional leaders should be able to engage, persuade and inspire, and create buy-in and goodwill. They and their central teams must have high technical credibility, at least the match of what exists in the line entities, and should ordinarily be the best anywhere in the government.

Government procurement of goods and services accounts for around one third of total government spending. The commercial function, which has responsibility for government procurement, carries a heavy burden of responsibility to ensure that value for money at every stage is delivered. The commercial function has come a long way since 2010 but there is much more to do. Transparent bin: Opt for a shredder that has a transparent bin – or at least a window – so you can see when it's starting to fill up. Overflows can lead to the shredder jamming and no longer working.

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The HR function should move to the same kind of single employer model that has been so beneficial in the government commercial organisation. The biggest deterrent for these top players is concern about how they will be treated when they join. Too much still remains of an outdated class divide in the civil service between Whitehall “policy” officials, who - usually - still get the top jobs, and the professional specialists - finance, commercial, technology, HR, project management and so on - who see less of ministers, don’t generally get the top jobs, and yet are expected to implement decisions and run government operations which spend hundreds of billions of taxpayers’ money. Parity of esteem is essential, and we are still some way short of it. It is essential that there is clarity about the role of the central functions in all of these tasks, and I deal with each in turn in this section. The central functions must have a strong mandate on all of these tasks, but with considerable discretion on how they exercise that mandate. It simply doesn’t work to try to design the perfectly balanced one-size-fits-all model.