Business case guidance

As recommended by the Green Book, all spending proposals should be accompanied by a proportionate and well structured business case. Supplementary to the Green Book is guidance on the creation and assessment of business cases in accordance with HM Treasury’s best-practice 'Five Case Model'.

Key resources for creating business cases

Public Sector business cases using the Five Case Model: guidance (PDF 387KB)
Public Sector business cases using the Five Case Model: templates (Word 829KB)

Key resources for assessing business cases

A short 'plain English' guide to assessing business cases (PDF 131KB)
Checklist for assessing business cases (PDF 60KB)

Training courses

We are working on a scheme to make available approved training with accreditation early in 2013. Please watch this space for further information. You may send your contact email address to the Green Book team and we will notify you when this scheme is launched. In the meantime please use the guidance on the website or email the Green Book team for further assistance.