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January 2007

Performance

How are we doing? Here you can see how the government is performing against its stated objectives. Choosing from the list below will allow you to see an overview of progress towards each department's Public Service Agreement (PSA) targets, in addition to the more detailed Departmental Reports and Autumn Performance Reports.

Public Performance Reporting

Department for Education and Skills
Department of Health
Department for Transport
Department for Communities and Local Government (formerly ODPM)
Home Office
Department for Constitutional Affairs
Crown Prosecution Service
Ministry of Defence
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Department for International Development
Department of Trade and Industry
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Work and Pensions
Northern Ireland Office
HM Treasury
HM Revenue and Customs
Cabinet Office
Criminal Justice System
Action Against Illegal Drugs

A full listing of the websites for all government departments, executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies can be found on the Directgov website .

More information

Public service performance - supporting documents
For further detail, including Public Service Agreements, Technical Notes, Departmental Investment Strategies, and old Spending Review 2002 documents.

Acronym buster

What are PSAs?
Public Service Agreements (PSAs) set out the key improvements that the public can expect from Government expenditure. They are three year agreements, negotiated between each of the main Departments and HM Treasury during the Spending Review process. Each PSA sets out a Department's high-level aim, priority objectives and key outcome-based performance targets. For specific examples, you can see the PSAs for each department in the supporting documents section (please see link above).

What are TNs?
Technical Notes (TNs) set out how performance against PSA targets will be measured. For each target they should:

  • Set down baselines, provide definitions of key terms, explain territorial coverage and set out clearly how success will be assessed;
  • Describe the data sources that will be used, including who produces the data and any quality assurance arrangements

What are ETNs?
Efficiency Technical Notes (ETNs) set out how efficiency gains will be measured. They enable departments to monitor progess towards the efficiency targets agreed as part of the 2004 Spending Review.

What is a DIS?
Departmental Investment Strategies (DISs) set out each department’s plans to deliver the scale and quality of capital stock needed to underpin its objectives.
Email updates

These pages will be updated at least twice a year. If you would like to be notified of updates, send an email to performance@hm-treasury.gov.uk with the words SUBSCRIBE PERFORMANCE in the subject line (to unsubscribe, put UNSUBSCRIBE PERFORMANCE in the subject line).

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