Cross cutting Capability Review reports
External evaluations
Cabinet Office
Crown Prosecution Service
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
The department was created from parts of the Cabinet Office and the Department of Trade and Industry following Machinery of Government changes in 2007.
Phase 2
Capability Review, December 2008 [496kb 16 pages]
Phase 1
Department for Business, Innovations and Skills
The department was created from the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform and the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills following Machinery of Government changes in 2009.
Phase 3
Phase 2
Capability Review, December 2008 [496kb 16 pages]
Phase 1
Department for Children, Schools and Families
This department was created from the Department for Education and Skills following Machinery of Goverment changes in 2007.
Phase 2
Department for Communities and Local Government
Department for Constitutional Affairs
The department was disbanded and its responsibilities passed to the Ministry of Justice following Machinery of Government changes in 2007.
Phase 1
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Education
This department was created from the Department for Children, Schools and Families following Machinery of Government changes in 2010.
Phase 3
Phase 2
Phase 1
Department for Education and Skills
This department was disbanded and it’s responsibilities were passed to the Department for Children, Schools and Families and the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills following Machinery of Government changes in 2007.
Phase 1
Department of Energy and Climate Change
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for International Development
Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
This department was created from the Department for Education and Skills and the Department for Trade and Industry. It underwent a baseline assessment as the new department’s remit was viewed to be considerably different to that of the departments from which it was formed.
Phase 2
Department of Health
Department of Trade and Industry
This department was disbanded and its responsibilities were passed to the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform and the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills following Machinery of Government changes in 2007.
Phase 1
Department for Transport
Department for Work and Pensions
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ)
HM Revenue and Customs
HM Treasury
Home Office
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Justice
This department was created from the Department for Constitutional Affairs and the Home Office. It underwent a baseline assessment as the new department’s remit was viewed to be considerably different to that of the departments from which it was formed.
