The Treasury Taskforce, set up in September 1997, was to be the central focal point for all PFI activities across government. The Taskforce focused on a number of significant projects, helping departments to set priorities from the outset while trying to ease negotiations and to get value for money. The Government published, through the Taskforce, a series of guidance documents, policy statements, technical notes and case studies. These are now available on the web site of the Office of Government Commerce (OGC).13 Partnerships for Prosperity was published on 4 November 1997 to report on progress in meeting the further recommendations contained in the Bates review. The document set out the Government's support for PFI, the role of the Treasury Private Finance Taskforce, fundamental PFI policy principles, the procurement process and a list of key contacts and further reference areas.14
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13 Office of Government Commerce web site as at 13 December 2001: www.ogc.gov.uk/pfi/
14 HM Treasury, Partnerships for prosperity - a new framework for the PFI, News release 132/97,4 November 1997