In my work on British and International standards on construction procurement, I often come across industry and government reports that may or may not shed light on the issues. It struck me that this blog might be a useful place to develop a list of such reports for those who may share this interest. Even if this is merely a place where the full biblographical citation is presented accurately, this will have achieved something! Few of these reports are formally published in the sense of ISBNs and being lodged in archival legal deposit libraries. I shall add more later…
2021
Gospel, H (2021) Direct Employment: A Study of Economic, Business and Social Outcomes Based on the Electrical Contracting Sector. February 2021. Joint Industry Board, Swanley. https://www.jib.org.uk/compelling-report-calls-for-the-enforcement-of-direct-employment
2020
HM Government Cabinet Office (2020) The Construction Playbook. Version 1, December 2020. HM Government, London. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-construction-playbook
HM Government Cabinet Office (2020) Green Paper: Transforming Public Procurement. CP353, December 2020. ISBN 978-1-5286-2308-7. https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/green-paper-transforming-public-procurement
Local Government Association (2020) National Construction Category Strategy for Local Government: Effective Construction Frameworks. 2020 Edition. LGA, London. https://constructingexcellence.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/National-Construction-Strategy_2020-Edition.pdf
2018
Bentley, A. (2018) Procuring for Value. July 2018, Construction Leadership Council, London. https://www.constructionleadershipcouncil.co.uk/news/procuring-for-value/
2016
Farmer, M. (2016) The Farmer Review of the UK Construction Labour Model: Modernise or Die: Timne to Decide on the Industry’s Future. Construction Leadership Council, London. http://www.cast-consultancy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Farmer-Review-1.pdf
Infrastructure and Projects Authority (2016) Government Construction Strategy: 2016 2020. March 2016. Infrastructure and Projects Authority, London. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-construction-strategy-2016-2020
2013
Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (2013) Construction 2025: Industrial Strategy for Construction: Government and Industry in Partnership. BIS/13/955. July 2013. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/construction-2025-strategy
2011
HM Government Cabinet Office (2011) Government Construction Strategy. May 2011, HM Government, London. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-construction-strategy
1998
Egan, J. (1998) Rethinking construction: the report of the Construction Task Force to the Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott, on the scope for improving the quality and efficiency of UK construction. Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions Construction Task Force, London.http://constructingexcellence.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/rethinking_construction_report.pdf
1994
Latham, M. (1994) Constructing the team: final report of the government/industry review of procurement and contractual arrangements in the UK construction industry. HMSO, London. http://constructingexcellence.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Constructing-the-team-The-Latham-Report.pdf
1968
Harris, W.G. (1968) Contracting in Civil Engineering Since Banwell. HMSO, London. https://archive.org/details/op1268000-1001
1967
Potts, P.G. (1967) Action on the Banwell Report (A survey of the implementation of the recommendations of the committee under Sir Harold Banwell on the placing and management of contracts). A report by a working party of the Economic Development Committee for Building, HMSO, London. https://archive.org/details/op1267999-1001
1964
Banwell, G.H. (1964) The placing and management of contracts for building and civil engineering works. HMSO, London. https://archive.org/details/op1265594-1001
1962
Emmerson, H. (1962) Survey of the problems before the construction industries. Report by Sir Harold Emmerson (Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Works) CH 280/2, HMSO, London. https://archive.org/details/op1265587-1001
1944
Ministry of Works (1944) The placing and management of building contracts. Report of the Central Council for Works and Buildings to the Minister of Works (Chairman Sir Ernest Simon). London: HMSO.
Incidentally, you might like to ponder the question about why so many CM researchers continue to cite the Egan and Latham reports long after they ceased to be current – click here.
Management and Economics in Construction 
Dear Friend/s,
Could I draw your attention to our latest book, which is published next week?
Work and Labor Relations in the Construction Industry: An International Perspective
Edited by
Dale Belman, Janet Druker, and Geoffrey White
Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, NY and London
ISBN: 978-1-138-36478-3 (hbk) ISBN: 978-0-429-43113-5 (ebk)
The need for a skilled, motivated and effective workforce is fundamental to the creation of the built environment across the world. Known in so many places for a tendency to informal and casual working practices, for the sometimes abusive use of migrant labor, for gendered male employment and for a neglect of the essentials of health and safety, the industry, its managers and its workforce face multiple challenges. This book brings an international lens to address those challenges, looking particularly at the diverse ways in which answers have been found to manage safe and productive employment practices and effective employment relations within the framework of client demands for timely and cost-effective project completions. While context, history and contractual frameworks may all militate against a careful attention to human resource issues, this makes them even more deserving of attention.
Will, this is a terrific idea. A year ago I completed a report on non-conforming building materials and through that process realised just how difficult it is to access much of the resource material on procurement that is policy-based (and recognising there is a shortage).
I would like to share my report, but unfortunately the government has not agreed to its publication, despite its extensive use in revising policy. (Some truths are embarrassing it seems.) It will, however, be extensvely cited in a soon to be published report on consequential action (go figure). But if you write to me I can send you a copy.
Russell
Thanks for the enthusiastic comment and, yes, please do send me a copy. That would be very interesting.
Best wishes
Will