Business planning
Comprehensive Spending Review 2007
- 2008/09 Budget Settlement
Following the CSR07 Settlement, the 2008/09 allocations for Arms Length Bodies and Gross Controlled Agencies were announced by Hilary Benn on 21 February 2008 -
Defra Value for Money Delivery (VFM) Agreement (PDF 65 KB)
This sets out how savings will be achieved in order to allow Defra to live within its settlement whilst achieving our Departmental Strategic Objectives and Public Service Agreement objectives. Published 22 February 2008 - Defra's Public Service Agreements 2008 - 2011
This sets out details of Defra's new performance framework following the announcement of the new Comprehensive Spending Review settlement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 9 October 2007 - Publication of the details of Defra’s new performance framework for the period of the Comprehensive Spending Review 2007
Spending Review 2004
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Defra's Public Service Agreement 2005 - 2008
This is essentially a contract between Defra and the Treasury to deliver a number of performance targets and increase the productivity of operations in return for the resources allocated to the Department. -
Measuring performance against 2004 Spending Review Public Service Agreement targets (PDF 150 KB) - December 2006
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Technical note for Public Service Agreement (PSA) targets 2005-08 (PDF 400 KB)
The technical note provides definitions of the Department's new PSA targets, explains their scope, and sets out in detail how they will be measured. -
Technical note detailing PSA 1 measurement, 2005 (PDF 400 KB) - updated 13 October 2006
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Addendum to the Public Service Agreement Target Technical Note 2005-2008 for PSA 4 (Productivity) (PDF 110 KB) - June 2006
- PSA 4 Headline Productivity Indicator Data 2007 (Excel 350 KB)
An update on previously published data, including the latest available data for measuring the PSA 4 Headline Productivity Indicator.
- PSA 4 Headline Productivity Indicator Data (Excel 300 KB)
Both a summary of the methodology applied and the data used to measure the Headline Productivity Indicator are provided in the spreadsheet. The Addendum to the Public Service Agreement Target Technical Note 2005-2008 for PSA 4 Productivity (see above) should be consulted with the data for a fuller understanding of the methodology. -
Defra Efficiency Technical Note 2005 (PDF 150 KB) - amended version published 29 December 2005
The purpose of the Efficiency Technical Note is to show how Defra will deliver and measure improvements to the efficiency targets agreed with Treasury as part of the Spending Review 2004 (SR04) settlement. The Efficiency Technical Note was updated in November 2005 to reflect progress towards delivery of the targets. - Departmental Investment Strategy 2005 - 2008 (PDF 200 KB)
This explains how Defra plans to use the funding of the Spending Review settlement by setting out a strategic plan for both new investments and the use of existing assets to deliver the department's objectives and meet the targets in Defra's Public Service Agreement. The Strategy sets out Defra's strategic context, and outlines its existing asset base, future investment plans and the systems the department will be adopting to deliver value for money.
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