What the cost was of the National Performance Framework review process that was undertaken during the previous parliamentary session, the o…

Following the statutory review, Ministers have committed the Scottish Government to a programme of reform of the National Performance Framework (NPF).Activity to support the review has been undertaken as part of the Scottish Government’s core business and delivered within existing staff and programme budgets. As such, a detailed breakdown of costs is not available, as expenditure is not routinely recorded against the NPF as a separate budget line.Work to develop proposals for a reformed NPF is ongoing, with detailed options to be considered by Ministers. Subject to this process, we expect to publish a reformed NPF soon. An update will be provided to Parliament in due course.