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In December 2017 the IPA issued the ''[[Transforming Infrastructure Performance]]'' 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, ''Transforming Infrastructure Performance: Roadmap to 2030'', was published alongside the ''National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline'' forecasting £650bn investment in UK infrastructure over the next decade.<ref name="IPAroadmap">{{cite web |title=Policy paper: Transforming Infrastructure Performance: Roadmap to 2030 Published 13 September 2021 |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transforming-infrastructure-performance-roadmap-to-2030/transforming-infrastructure-performance-roadmap-to-2030 |website=IPA |access-date=20 September 2021}}</ref>
In May 2024, ahead of the [[2024 United Kingdom general election]], the Labour Party announced plans to merge the IPA with the [[National Infrastructure Commission]] in order to speed up the delivery of major infrastructure projects in the UK. The new body would be called the [[National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority]].<ref>[https://www.ft.com/content/4f8337e9-e0f4-4d5a-a320-eee1870ef2d6 Labour vows to break ‘inertia’ of UK infrastructure delivery], ''Financial Times''. 23 May 2024.</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Gayne |first1=Daniel |title=Labour would merge National Infrastructure Commission and Infrastructure and Projects Authority |url=https://www.building.co.uk/news/labour-pledges-to-merge-nic-and-ipa-if-elected-in-infrastructure-shake-up/5129597.article |access-date=27 May 2024 |work=Building |date=24 May 2024}}</ref> NISTA was established in April 2025 as a joint unit of the Treasury and Cabinet Office, with [[Darren Jones]] as the responsible minister.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gayne |first=Daniel |date=22 January 2025 |title=Reeves’ number two to be lead minister for new infrastructure body |url=https://www.building.co.uk/news/reeves-number-two-to-be-lead-minister-for-new-infrastructure-body/5133932.article |access-date=22 January 2025 |website=Building |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1 April 2025 |title=Government promises ‘new era’ for UK infrastructure delivery |url=https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/government-promises-new-era-for-uk-infrastructure-delivery |access-date=1 April 2025 |website=www.theconstructionindex.co.uk |language=en}}</ref>
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