11 We undertook audit interviews with a range of PFI stakeholders:
• officials from central government departments including HM Treasury, Department for Education, Department of Health & Social Care, Ministry of Defence, Department for Transport, Department for Work & Pensions, HM Revenue & Customs, Home Office and the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs;
• officials from wider government bodies including the IPA, Highways England, Local Partnerships and the Local Government Association;
• individual PFI contract managers across central government and local bodies including the NHS; and
• representatives from private sector investors, consultants, and management service companies in PFI projects.