1 a value for money review group, including relevant public and private sector expertise, should be drawn together by HM Treasury to support and challenge departmental performance as necessary;
2 value for money, including operational efficiency, should be regularly discussed with secretaries of state at the Ministerial Committee on Public Services and Public Expenditure;
3 a minister responsible for championing value for money should be designated for each department;
4 the review of the Corporate Governance Code, due to report in about a year, should clarify the role of non-executive board members, including in promoting, supporting and challenging departments' performance on the value for money agenda; and
5 OEP deliverables should be embedded into relevant individual Senior Civil Service performance agreements.