There has been an increase in the proportion of projects delivered over two months late

22  Although the majority of PFI projects in the 2008 survey (69 per cent) were completed within a month of the date set out in the contract (the definition of 'on time' in Figure 2), 13 per cent were completed one to six months late, and a further 18 per cent were delayed by more than six months (Figure 3). This includes two projects where the building had yet to be completed and construction completion was over six months late. These two projects suffered planning permission issues unique to their sector, a problem which is not PFI-specific.

23  In 2003 just three projects (eight per cent) reported delays of two months or more, two of which had yet to be completed. A further six were delayed by less than two months (16 per cent).