Guidance

The Government Efficiency Framework

The GEF will improve how Departments report efficiencies and ensure the government has appropriate oversight to track delivery and drive improvement.

• From: Government Finance Function and HM Treasury
• Published: 19 July 2023
• Last updated: 24 November 2025
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  1. 24 November 2025

     The Government Efficiency Framework (GEF) has been updated to provide additional clarification and increase readability. Key changes include: Clarification of definitions (Chapter 2), New sections added on efficiency calculations (4.7), costs of delivering efficiencies (4.8), cross-government joint efficiencies (4.9), long term transformation programmes (4.10), reporting against Spending Review targets (5.3), reporting efficiency savings in Annual Reports and Accounts (5.4) and Updates to benefits realisation, risk and governance (Chapter 6).

  2. 19 July 2023

     First published.

Documents

Government Efficiency Framework (GEF) Summary, key definitions and criteria guide

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The Government Efficiency Framework

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His Majesty’s Treasury is publishing an update to the Government Efficiency Framework, to be used as a guiding set of principles for all public sector organisations on how they progress and track efficiencies.