Public Sector Reform and Innovation Fund
The question
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2024 to Question 14182 on Public Sector: Finance, whether local authorities will be able to bid to receive funds from the Public Sector Reform and Innovation Fund.
Answered by Georgia Gould
I refer the hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 11936 on 8 November 2024.
The Public Sector Reform and Innovation Fund allocated £165 million to a range of projects in 2025-26, including support for foster care, delivering apprenticeships and planning reforms.
Partnering with local leaders, the Budget allocated a further £100 million over the next three years to reform public services with a focus on experimentation and learning. To align with the Government’s manifesto commitment to step away from competitive bidding processes the programme will use an allocative approach to place selection. We are working with the Local Government Association to develop the programme and will announce more details in due course.
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