The Private Finance Initiative (PFI)

The Private Finance Initiative (PFI) is a small but important part of the Government's strategy for delivering high quality public services.

In assessing where PFI is appropriate, the Government's approach is based on its commitment to efficiency, equity and accountability and on the Prime Minister's principles of public sector reform.  PFI is only used where it can meet these requirements and deliver clear value for money without sacrificing the terms and conditions of staff.

Where these conditions are met, PFI delivers a number of important benefits. By requiring the private sector to put its own capital at risk and to deliver clear levels of service to the public over the long term, PFI helps to deliver high quality public services and ensure that public assets are delivered on time and to budget.

This site provides access to a wide range of information about the Private Finance Initiative in the UK.  Following the publication of the Treasury's document,  ´PFI: Meeting the Investment Challenge´ , this will be further expanded later in the Autumn to provide updated statistical information on the PFI programme.

Further queries can be directed to the Treasury Correspondence & Enquiry Unit.

Internal links

PFI Key documents
PFI Guidance
PFI Statistics
Useful links
Further information

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