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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>The IPA was formed in 2016 by the merger of <a href="/facts/Infrastructure_UK/9qclnzXg">Infrastructure UK</a> (IUK) and the Major Projects Authority (MPA).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> The IPA Chief Executive was <a href="/facts/Tony_Meggs/waeM6YqN">Tony Meggs</a> until July 2019, when he was replaced by Nick Smallwood.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p><p>IUK was established in 2010 to support major infrastructure projects involving public sector capital; and the MPA was established in 2011 with a mandate to oversee and assure the largest government projects.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p><p>In December 2017 the IPA issued the <i><a href="/facts/Transforming_Infrastructure_Performance/EEXHXMwp">Transforming Infrastructure Performance</a></i> report aimed at achieving annual savings of £15 billion per year in infrastructure procurement by increasing collaboration and innovation. On 13 September 2021, a follow-up report, <i>Transforming Infrastructure Performance: Roadmap to 2030</i>, was published alongside the <i>National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline</i> forecasting £650bn investment in UK infrastructure over the next decade.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p><p>In May 2024, ahead of the <a href="/facts/2024_United_Kingdom_general_election/MEpNJrYu">2024 United Kingdom general election</a>, the Labour Party announced plans to merge the IPA with the <a href="/facts/National_Infrastructure_Commission/T5H40UFa">National Infrastructure Commission</a> in order to speed up the delivery of major infrastructure projects in the UK. The new body would be called the <a href="/facts/National_Infrastructure_and_Service_Transformation_Authority/b4WguVbh">National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> NISTA was established in April 2025 as a joint unit of the Treasury and Cabinet Office, with <a href="/facts/Darren_Jones/v6gR16Pd">Darren Jones</a> as the responsible minister.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Infrastructure_Client_Group/T7SBcdAE">Infrastructure Client Group</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"The Government's Management of Major Projects inquiry". UK Parliament. Retrieved 31 March 2025. <a href="https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/96743/html/" target="_blank">https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/96743/html/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Government creates new body to help manage and deliver major projects for UK economy - Press releases - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2016. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-creates-new-body-to-help-manage-and-deliver-major-projects-for-uk-economy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-creates-new-body-to-help-manage-and-deliver-major-projects-for-uk-economy</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"New Government Projects Chief Unveiled". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2 July 2019. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-government-projects-chief-unveiled" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-government-projects-chief-unveiled</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Major Projects Authority". UK Parliament. Retrieved 31 March 2025. <a href="https://committees.parliament.uk/work/4297/major-projects-authority/publications/" target="_blank">https://committees.parliament.uk/work/4297/major-projects-authority/publications/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Policy paper: Transforming Infrastructure Performance: Roadmap to 2030 Published 13 September 2021". IPA. Retrieved 20 September 2021. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transforming-infrastructure-performance-roadmap-to-2030/transforming-infrastructure-performance-roadmap-to-2030" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transforming-infrastructure-performance-roadmap-to-2030/transforming-infrastructure-performance-roadmap-to-2030</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Labour vows to break ‘inertia’ of UK infrastructure delivery, Financial Times. 23 May 2024. <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/4f8337e9-e0f4-4d5a-a320-eee1870ef2d6" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/4f8337e9-e0f4-4d5a-a320-eee1870ef2d6</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Gayne, Daniel (24 May 2024). "Labour would merge National Infrastructure Commission and Infrastructure and Projects Authority". Building. Retrieved 27 May 2024. <a href="https://www.building.co.uk/news/labour-pledges-to-merge-nic-and-ipa-if-elected-in-infrastructure-shake-up/5129597.article" target="_blank">https://www.building.co.uk/news/labour-pledges-to-merge-nic-and-ipa-if-elected-in-infrastructure-shake-up/5129597.article</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Gayne, Daniel (22 January 2025). "Reeves' number two to be lead minister for new infrastructure body". Building. Retrieved 22 January 2025. <a href="https://www.building.co.uk/news/reeves-number-two-to-be-lead-minister-for-new-infrastructure-body/5133932.article" target="_blank">https://www.building.co.uk/news/reeves-number-two-to-be-lead-minister-for-new-infrastructure-body/5133932.article</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"Government promises 'new era' for UK infrastructure delivery". www.theconstructionindex.co.uk. 1 April 2025. Retrieved 1 April 2025. <a href="https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/government-promises-new-era-for-uk-infrastructure-delivery" target="_blank">https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/government-promises-new-era-for-uk-infrastructure-delivery</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>