It is important to bear mitigation options in mind when considering adjustments to the risk allocation in a particular public private partnership structure, as risk mitigation is not separate from risk allocation. The ability to mitigate may lead a party to assume a risk it would not otherwise assume. Awareness of the private party's mitigation opportunities might make it appropriate for government to insist on the risk being allocated to that party and/or for the payment of a smaller premium. Awareness not only of government's own capacity to mitigate, but also of the private party's mitigation options, will assist in determining whether the risk allocation is optimal. Mitigation options are discussed in further detail in section 3.6.