Public Services Productivity Panel
The Public Services Productivity Panel is a small group of senior business people and public sector managers that has been established to identify ways to help improve the productivity of the public sector. The Panel is chaired by Rt Hon Stephen Timms, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
Follow the links below for information on the Panel's Projects
Citizen Information Project: Feasibility Study
A joint project team, led by the Office for National Statistics with the close involvement of HM Treasury, is examining the feasibility of developing a high-quality common population register. This would hold core data and a unique identifier on UK residents that could be used across the public sector. Any proposals that emerge from the study will be fully consistent with legislation covering data protection and privacy.
The feasibility study was first announced in the green paper on entitlement cards and identity fraud (Cm 5557 is available at the Home Office website ) published in July 2002. Earlier work, led by Patrick Carter of the Public Services Productivity Panel, indicated that a population register could be used to generate significant customer service and efficiency benefits across the public services.
Published Reports
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Building Effective Boards published November 2004
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Working Together: Effective Partnership Working On the Ground ('The Partnerships Report") published April 2002
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Accountability For Results ("The Accountability Report") published March 2002
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Making A Difference: Motivating People To Improve Performance ("The Motivation Report") published February 2002
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Role of External Review in Improving Performance ("The Inspections' Report") published December 2001
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Customer-Focused Government published November 2001
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Public Services Productivity: Meeting the Challenge published August 2000
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Effective Reporting in Education published July 2000
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Maximising Value for Money published July 2000
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Putting your house in order published June 2000
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Out in the Open published June 2000
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Working in partnership published May 2000
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Sold on Health published May 2000
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Refocusing Performance Management published May 2000
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Improving Police Performance published April 2000
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Targeting Improved Performance published April 2000
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Customers in the Driving Seat published January 2000
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Incentives for Change published January 2000
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Variations In Outpatient Performance published November 1999