The key findings and recommendations of the Efficiency Review by Sir Philip Green originally commissioned by Francis Maude.

Through the Efficiency Review, other Department-wide efforts, and component initiatives, DHS has identified more than $1 billion in cost avoidances and implemented 36 efficiency initiatives across the agency.

The key findings and recommendations of the Efficiency Review by Sir Philip Green originally commissioned by Francis Maude, the major findng is that "The Government is failing to leverage both its credit rating and its scale".

Sir Philip Green, who runs the UK's largest privately family owned clothing retailer Arcadia Group, has been asked by the Prime Minister to lead an external Efficiency Review into government spending.

Sir Philip Green's Efficiency Review will play an important role as we totally re-think how the Government spends taxpayers' money.

The partnership approach we will take with suppliers will deliver immediate savings by aggregating department volumes through a consolidated supply base as set out within the Government's Efficiency Review.

Sir Philip Green has been asked by the Prime Minister to lead an external Efficiency Review into government spending.

The need for Government to be more efficient was highlighted in October 2010, by Sir Philip Green's Efficiency Review, which found that Government had failed to make the most of its scale, buying power and credit rating.

Sir Philip Green, in his "Efficiency Review" of UK government spending, recommended that "centralised procurement [should be] mandated for common categories to leverage this buying power and achieve best practice".

The move follows Sir Philip Green's Efficiency Review findings last October that Government could better take advantage of its scale and buying power.