EFFICIENCY 2011-12
For 2011-12, the Scottish Government expects every public body to deliver efficiency savings of at least 3% and to report publicly on the actions undertaken and the results achieved.
In the current economic situation, the 3% efficiency expectation will help public bodies to offset cost pressures and live within the budget allocations they have been given, helping to protect services from the full impact of the fall in budget allocations in 2011-12 compared with the previous year.
In the circumstances the Scottish Government is adopting a light touch approach. We will not require each portfolio or each public body to submit separate efficiency plans and we will not undertake quarterly assessments or publish an Outturn Report for 2011-12.
Nevertheless, for audit and accountability purposes, there is a need for consistency in the recording and reporting of efficiencies across the public sector. We have therefore developed a simplified definition of efficiency and have produced high-level guidance and a standard template to enable public bodies to record delivered efficiencies at the year-end.
The following documents are available:
High-level guidance
Supplementary Guidance on specific types of efficiency measure
Examples of good practice
Link to Guidance on Best Practice Indicators for Public Procurement in Scotland
For more information on efficiency please contact -
Gerry Hendricks
e-mail: gerry.hendricks@scootland.gsi.gov.uk
Tel: 0131 244 5327
Details of the previous Efficiency programmes can be found here .