Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which government departments' executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies are participating in the next generation Civil Service human resources programme; what the basis is for cost-sharing arrangements for set-up and running costs of that programme; and what human resources functions that programme undertakes.

The Next Generation HR programme started in 2010 and has delivered significant savings - in 2010 annual spend on HR in the Civil Service was £524million, in 2014 annual spend was £257.5 million.

Services provided cover the range of human resources activity, including learning, employee policy, recruitment and organisational design and Departments share the full cost of the core services provided. Those services that are volume related (such as bulk recruitment) are paid for on the basis of usage. More information is available onhttps://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/civil-service-human-resources-profession/about

The list below details those organisations who take services from the shared expert services created as part of the Next Generation HR Programme.

Attorney General's departments

Attorney General's Office

Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate

Treasury Solicitor

Crown Prosecution Service

Serious Fraud Office

Business, Innovation and Skills

Companies House

Insolvency Service

Land Registry

Met Office

National Measurement Office

Ordnance Survey

Skills Funding Agency

UK Intellectual Property Office

UK Space Agency

Capital for Enterprise

Technology Strategy Board

UK Commission for Employment and Skills

Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service

Office of Gas and Electricity Market

Cabinet Office

Government Procurement Service

Government in Parliament

Charity Commission

Department for Communities and Local Government

Planning Inspectorate

Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre

Homes and Community Agency

Leasehold Advisory Service

West Northamptonshire Development Corporation

Competition & Markets Authority

Department for Culture Media and Sport

Royal Parks

National Portrait Gallery

Sports Grounds Safety Authority

Ministry of Defence

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

Defence Support Group

UK Hydrographic Office

Department for Education

Education Funding Agency

National College for Teaching and Leadership

Standards & Testing Agency

Department of Energy and Climate Change

Committee on Climate Change

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency

Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science

Food and Environment Research Agency

Rural Payments Agency

Veterinary Medicines Directorate

Consumer Council for Water

Joint Nature Conservation Committee

Marine Management Organisation

National Forest Company

Natural England

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Gangmasters Licensing Authority

The Sea fish Industry Authority

The Water Services Regulation Authority (OFWAT)

Office of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales (Estyn)

Export Credits Guarantee Department

Food Standards Agency

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

FCO Services

Locally Engaged staff

Overseas Territories

Wilton Park Executive Agency

Great Britain in China (GBCC)

Department of Health

Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency

Public Health England

Human Tissue Authority

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority

Health and Social Care Information Centre

HM Revenue and Customs

Valuation Office

HM Treasury

Office for Budget Responsibility

Chancellor's other departments

Debt Management Office

Government Actuary's Department

National Savings and Investments

Home Office

Identity & Passport Service

National Fraud Authority

Disclosure and Barring Service

Equality and Human Rights Commission

Office of Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC)

Department for International Development

Ministry of Justice

Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service

National Offender Management Service

Legal Aid Agency

The Office of the Public Guardian

Criminal Cases Review Commission

Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority

Family Justice Council

HM Inspectorate of Prisons

HM Inspectorate of Probation

Independent Advisory Council on Deaths in Custody

Independent Monitoring Boards

Judicial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman

Commission for Judicial Appointments

Judicial Office of England and Wales

Lancashire Probation Trust

Law Commission

Legal Services Ombudsman

Legal Services Board

Legal Services Consumer Panel

Office for Judicial Complaints

Office for the Accountant General

Official Solicitor

Parole Board

Prisons and Probation Ombudsman

Youth Justice Board for England and Wales

The National Archive

Northern Ireland Office

Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED)

Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (OFQUAL)

Scotland Office (incl. Office of the Advocate General for Scotland)

Security Community

Department for Transport

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

Driving Standards Agency

Highways Agency

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Vehicle Certification Agency

Vehicle and Operator Services Agency

British Transport Police Authority

High Speed 2 Ltd

Northern Lighthouse Board

Passenger Focus (Rail Passengers' Council)

Office of Rail Regulation (ORR)

UK Statistics Authority

UK Supreme Court

Wales Office

Department for Work and Pensions

Independent Living Fund

National Employment Savings Trust Corporation

Office of the Pensions Ombudsman

The Pensions Advisory Service Ltd

The Pensions Regulator

Health and Safety Executive

Scottish Government

Accountant in Bankruptcy

Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal

Disclosure Scotland

Education Scotland

Registers of Scotland

Scottish Housing Regulator

Student Awards Agency

Transport Scotland

Highlands and Islands Enterprise

Scottish Legal Complaints Commission

Scottish Public Pensions Agency

National Records of Scotland

Crofting Commission

Architecture and Design Scotland

The Scottish Funding Council for Further and Higher Education

Welsh Government

House of Lords Administration

Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority

National Assembly for Wales

National Audit Office