2.1.4  PPPs are not privatisation

Importantly, private provision of infrastructure and non-core services does not mean privatisation, as governments will generally continue to deliver Core Services. Furthermore, asset responsibility under a PPP is generally transferred only for a specified period (with a range of specific requirements to be met at handback). Figure 1 shows where PPPs are placed within the spectrum of private provision.

Figure 1. Public and private sector delivery spectrum