This new edition incorporates revised guidance from H.M Treasury which is designed to promote efficient policy development and resource allocation across government through the use of a thorough, long-term and analytically robust approach to the appraisal and evaluation of public service projects before significant funds are committed. It is the first edition to have been aided by a consultation process in order to ensure the guidance is clearer and more closely tailored to suit the needs of users.

Reference book comprising an introduction to the official publications of the UK, to aid librarians in the cataloguing and classification of such documents - includes a directory of government publishing agents and booksellers, etc. Annotated bibliography pp. 160 to 165.