4.9 The Government believes that the contract should be enforced, that Authorities should make payment deductions where they are necessary, and that the relationship between the two parties should be mature enough to withstand this. Research on operational projects by Partnerships UK found that where Authorities exercised their rights to make deductions because of poor performance, there was a subsequent improvement13.
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13 Report on Operational PFI Contracts, Partnerships UK, March 2006.