It has been produced by 13 Tier One UK infrastructure and construction contractors and consultants which have a collective annual UK turnover of more than £25bn and directly employ more than 100,000 people in the UK.
The 12 recommendations include:
- Depoliticise infrastructure
- Appoint a Cabinet Minister responsible for infrastructure
- Increase private investment in public infrastructure
- Timely, holistic decision-making on key areas
- Improve budget setting for infrastructure schemes
- Efficient risk allocation
- Investment continuity
- Simplify the judicial review process
- Mandate consideration of the national interest
- Self-certification system to accelerate delivery of infrastructure projects
- Transform the Apprenticeship Levy
- A flexible immigration system
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