Scope of this report

4 This report looks at how government has responded to the findings about its weak contract management in its procurement of services:

• Part One

Sets out the findings of the government reviews and government's response.

• Part Two

Sets out the wider context and underlying causes of weaknesses in contract management.

• Part Three

Sets out our view of the way in which contract management needs to change, building on current government initiatives.

5 We are publishing an accompanying report: Transforming contract management in the Ministry of Justice and the Home Office. This shows a detailed example of these reforms and challenges in practice (Figure 1).