Impact of limited performance data

2.2  The Department has collected limited data from most PFI projects. It has more detailed data for later projects, especially new build projects and those in round six. Data for early projects contain omissions and do not always match business cases. The Departmental group has collected a range of data on other procurement routes which we made some limited use of to make comparisons with PFI. The available data, however, contain inconsistencies which make effective comparison difficult. The data largely focus on planned costs and progress against milestones with little on outcomes and quality.