Abstract

Abstract One of the most far-reaching reforms of the British Civil Service in the twentieth century is the Next Steps initiative unveiled in 1988. It was designed to improve efficiency and quality of service rendered by public agencies and one of the examples being shown in this chapter concerns the actions of the Department of Transport. The formulation of the initiative went through debates in the Whitehall and upon announcement of the policy it evolved and was implemented from 1988 to 1993. Both the Next Steps and Financial Management Initiative contributed to the context of many debates about the control of public expenditure by the Treasury. The Next Step undertaking only proved the reality of Treasury power by inserting a degree of caution about the need to balance value-for-money with the need for continued control of expenditure.

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