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The '''Infrastructure and Projects Authority''' (IPA) is the United Kingdom government's centre of expertise for infrastructure and major projects. The IPA sits at the heart of government, reporting to the [[Cabinet Office]] and [[HM Treasury]]. The core teams include experts in infrastructure, project delivery and project finance who work with government departments and industry.

The IPA supports the successful delivery of all types of infrastructure and major projects; ranging from railways, schools, hospitals and housing, to defence, IT and major transformation programmes. The IPA leadleads the project delivery and project finance professions across government.

The IPA was formed in 2016 by the merger of [[Infrastructure UK]] (IUK) and the '''Major Projects Authority''' (MPA).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-creates-new-body-to-help-manage-and-deliver-major-projects-for-uk-economy|title=Government creates new body to help manage and deliver major projects for UK economy - Press releases - GOV.UK|website=www.gov.uk|access-date=2016-09-19}}</ref> The IPA Chief Executive is Tony Meggs.