This guidance shall apply to all projects submitted for approval of the Initial Agreement (IA) after 1st July 2010. Projects that have not received approval of their Outline Business Case (OBC) by 1st July 2010 shall be considered for the assessment process on a case by case basis, as part of the initial pilot phase, however the development and demonstrated application of a Design Statement should be considered as good practice for all projects from publication of this guidance.