Guidance

Common areas of spend: data definitions

Definitions for a series of commonly requested operational management information.

From:
Cabinet Office and Efficiency and Reform Group
Published
19 January 2012
Last updated
20 April 2021 — See all updates

Documents

Common areas of spend: corporate services

PDF, 253 KB, 23 pages

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Common areas of spend: estates

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Common areas of spend: fraud, error and debt

PDF, 247 KB, 20 pages

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Common areas of spend: ICT

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Common areas of spend: major projects

PDF, 486 KB, 11 pages

Common areas of spend: people

PDF, 463 KB, 14 pages

Common areas of spend: procurement

PDF, 846 KB, 91 pages

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Details

The Common Areas of Spend (CAS) work aims to establish agreed standard guidance and definitions. These enable departments to communicate on operational performance matters, streamlining data collection and improving data comparability over time.

This set of documents provides definitions for a series of commonly requested operational management information. It is not guidance for data surveys or a data survey in itself, but provides definitions that underpin individual information requests.

For further information please contact the ERG Service Desk: servicedesk@cabinet-office.gsi.gov.uk.

Published 19 January 2012
Last updated 20 April 2021 + show all updates

  1. Updated procurement document

  2. Updated common areas of spend: procurement document

  3. Updated procedure document

  4. Updated procurement document

  5. Updated procurement document

  6. Updated versions of documents added.

  7. Updated 'Common areas of spend: procurement'.

  8. Published an updated version of 'Common Areas of Spend: Fraud, Error & Debt'.

  9. First published.

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