How Will The Newly Created NISTA Accelerate Infrastructure Delivery?

Summary

Between 2015-2025 the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) carried out an important function in assessing the UK's long-term infrastructure needs, setting the infrastructure agenda and providing independent advice to the Government.

However, from 1 April 2025, the NIC ceased operating and was combined with the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) to form a new unit within HM Treasury called the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA). In this Insight we explore how this change might accelerate infrastructure delivery.

Why was the NIC abolished?

When the NIC was established in 2015 it was welcomed as an executive body that would hold the Government's feet to the fire on infrastructure delivery, provide crucial analysis of the UK's long term economic infrastructure needs and provide strategic vision in publication of the National Infrastructure Assessment (NIA) every five years. Each NIA was framed within