Whitehall's property tsars have failed to hit efficiency targets in five out of six key areas, and now need support from the Treasury to drive savings from the civil estate, the National Audit Office has reported.
In a study into how central government manages its property empire – an estimated 2,511 offices with annual £3.6bn running costs – the spending watchdog found departments had made real-term savings of more than £800m since April 2004, with the coalition identifying £219m cost reductions since imposing national controls.
