Reporting Methods

Engagement with stakeholders has shown that there is currently insufficient data to allow for full evaluation of programme budgets and outputs. This is due in part to reporting standards across a range of programmes, partners not yet being fully aligned, and not every fund collecting data in the same way. While there has been significant improves following last year’s report, it is still not possible for this report to make a full and consistent comparison of outputs between funds, and as such, there may be minor inconsistencies in some of the headline figures, for example around the total distance of new infrastructure delivered. As the new tiered delivery model matures and becomes embedded across the delivery landscape, we will continue to work with partners to ensure that a consistent and robust approach to reporting, monitoring and evaluation is adopted wherever possible.