diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Cache/DefaultRepositoryCachePolicy.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Cache/DefaultRepositoryCachePolicy.cs
index 1f51fc3ccc..656d532d8a 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Cache/DefaultRepositoryCachePolicy.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Cache/DefaultRepositoryCachePolicy.cs
@@ -1,23 +1,25 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
-using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models.EntityBase;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Core.Cache
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// The default cache policy for retrieving a single entity
+    /// Represents the default cache policy.
     /// </summary>
-    /// <typeparam name="TEntity"></typeparam>
-    /// <typeparam name="TId"></typeparam>
+    /// <typeparam name="TEntity">The type of the entity.</typeparam>
+    /// <typeparam name="TId">The type of the identifier.</typeparam>
     /// <remarks>
-    /// This cache policy uses sliding expiration and caches instances for 5 minutes. However if allow zero count is true, then we use the
-    /// default policy with no expiry.
+    /// <para>The default cache policy caches entities with a 5 minutes sliding expiration.</para>
+    /// <para>Each entity is cached individually.</para>
+    /// <para>If options.GetAllCacheAllowZeroCount then a 'zero-count' array is cached when GetAll finds nothing.</para>
+    /// <para>If options.GetAllCacheValidateCount then we check against the db when getting many entities.</para>
     /// </remarks>
     internal class DefaultRepositoryCachePolicy<TEntity, TId> : RepositoryCachePolicyBase<TEntity, TId>
         where TEntity : class, IAggregateRoot
     {
+        private static readonly TEntity[] EmptyEntities = new TEntity[0]; // const
         private readonly RepositoryCachePolicyOptions _options;
        
         public DefaultRepositoryCachePolicy(IRuntimeCacheProvider cache, RepositoryCachePolicyOptions options)
@@ -27,242 +29,216 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Cache
             _options = options;         
         }
 
-        protected string GetCacheIdKey(object id)
+        protected string GetEntityCacheKey(object id)
         {
             if (id == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("id");
-
-            return string.Format("{0}{1}", GetCacheTypeKey(), id);
+            return GetEntityTypeCacheKey() + id;
         }
 
-        protected string GetCacheTypeKey()
+        protected string GetEntityTypeCacheKey()
         {
             return string.Format("uRepo_{0}_", typeof(TEntity).Name);
         }
 
-        public override void CreateOrUpdate(TEntity entity, Action<TEntity> persistMethod)
+        protected virtual void InsertEntity(string cacheKey, TEntity entity)
+        {
+            Cache.InsertCacheItem(cacheKey, () => entity, TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5), true);
+        }
+
+        protected virtual void InsertEntities(TId[] ids, TEntity[] entities)
+        {
+            if (ids.Length == 0 && entities.Length == 0 && _options.GetAllCacheAllowZeroCount)
+            {
+                // getting all of them, and finding nothing.
+                // if we can cache a zero count, cache an empty array,
+                // for as long as the cache is not cleared (no expiration)
+                Cache.InsertCacheItem(GetEntityTypeCacheKey(), () => EmptyEntities);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // individually cache each item
+                foreach (var entity in entities)
+                {
+                    var capture = entity;
+                    Cache.InsertCacheItem(GetEntityCacheKey(entity.Id), () => capture, TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5), true);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override void Create(TEntity entity, Action<TEntity> persistNew)
         {
             if (entity == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("entity");
-            if (persistMethod == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("persistMethod");
 
             try
             {
-                persistMethod(entity);
+                persistNew(entity);
 
-                //set the disposal action                
-                SetCacheAction(() =>
+                // just to be safe, we cannot cache an item without an identity
+                if (entity.HasIdentity)
                 {
-                    //just to be safe, we cannot cache an item without an identity
-                    if (entity.HasIdentity)
-                    {
-                        Cache.InsertCacheItem(GetCacheIdKey(entity.Id), () => entity,
-                            timeout: TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5),
-                            isSliding: true);
-                    }
-                    
-                    //If there's a GetAllCacheAllowZeroCount cache, ensure it is cleared
-                    Cache.ClearCacheItem(GetCacheTypeKey());
-                });
-                
+                    Cache.InsertCacheItem(GetEntityCacheKey(entity.Id), () => entity, TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5), true);
+                }
+
+                // if there's a GetAllCacheAllowZeroCount cache, ensure it is cleared
+                Cache.ClearCacheItem(GetEntityTypeCacheKey());
             }
             catch
             {
-                //set the disposal action                
-                SetCacheAction(() =>
-                {
-                    //if an exception is thrown we need to remove the entry from cache, this is ONLY a work around because of the way
-                    // that we cache entities: http://issues.umbraco.org/issue/U4-4259
-                    Cache.ClearCacheItem(GetCacheIdKey(entity.Id));
+                // if an exception is thrown we need to remove the entry from cache,
+                // this is ONLY a work around because of the way
+                // that we cache entities: http://issues.umbraco.org/issue/U4-4259
+                Cache.ClearCacheItem(GetEntityCacheKey(entity.Id));
+
+                // if there's a GetAllCacheAllowZeroCount cache, ensure it is cleared
+                Cache.ClearCacheItem(GetEntityTypeCacheKey());
 
-                    //If there's a GetAllCacheAllowZeroCount cache, ensure it is cleared
-                    Cache.ClearCacheItem(GetCacheTypeKey());
-                });
-                
                 throw;
             }
         }
 
-        public override void Remove(TEntity entity, Action<TEntity> persistMethod)
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override void Update(TEntity entity, Action<TEntity> persistUpdated)
         {
             if (entity == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("entity");
-            if (persistMethod == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("persistMethod");
 
             try
             {
-                persistMethod(entity);
-            }
-            finally
-            {
-                //set the disposal action
-                var cacheKey = GetCacheIdKey(entity.Id);
-                SetCacheAction(() =>
+                persistUpdated(entity);
+
+                // just to be safe, we cannot cache an item without an identity
+                if (entity.HasIdentity)
                 {
-                    Cache.ClearCacheItem(cacheKey);
-                    //If there's a GetAllCacheAllowZeroCount cache, ensure it is cleared
-                    Cache.ClearCacheItem(GetCacheTypeKey());
-                });
+                    Cache.InsertCacheItem(GetEntityCacheKey(entity.Id), () => entity, TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5), true);
+                }
+
+                // if there's a GetAllCacheAllowZeroCount cache, ensure it is cleared
+                Cache.ClearCacheItem(GetEntityTypeCacheKey());
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                // if an exception is thrown we need to remove the entry from cache,
+                // this is ONLY a work around because of the way
+                // that we cache entities: http://issues.umbraco.org/issue/U4-4259
+                Cache.ClearCacheItem(GetEntityCacheKey(entity.Id));
+
+                // if there's a GetAllCacheAllowZeroCount cache, ensure it is cleared
+                Cache.ClearCacheItem(GetEntityTypeCacheKey());
+
+                throw;
             }
         }
 
-        public override TEntity Get(TId id, Func<TId, TEntity> getFromRepo)
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override void Delete(TEntity entity, Action<TEntity> persistDeleted)
         {
-            if (getFromRepo == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("getFromRepo");
+            if (entity == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("entity");
 
-            var cacheKey = GetCacheIdKey(id);
+            try
+            {
+                persistDeleted(entity);
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                // whatever happens, clear the cache
+                var cacheKey = GetEntityCacheKey(entity.Id);
+                Cache.ClearCacheItem(cacheKey);
+                // if there's a GetAllCacheAllowZeroCount cache, ensure it is cleared
+                Cache.ClearCacheItem(GetEntityTypeCacheKey());
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override TEntity Get(TId id, Func<TId, TEntity> performGet, Func<TId[], IEnumerable<TEntity>> performGetAll)
+        {
+            var cacheKey = GetEntityCacheKey(id);
             var fromCache = Cache.GetCacheItem<TEntity>(cacheKey);
+
+            // if found in cache then return else fetch and cache
             if (fromCache != null)
                 return fromCache;
-            
-            var entity = getFromRepo(id);
+            var entity = performGet(id);
 
-            //set the disposal action
-            SetCacheAction(cacheKey, entity);
+            if (entity != null && entity.HasIdentity)
+                InsertEntity(cacheKey, entity);
 
             return entity;
         }
 
-        public override TEntity Get(TId id)
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override TEntity GetCached(TId id)
         {
-            var cacheKey = GetCacheIdKey(id);
+            var cacheKey = GetEntityCacheKey(id);
             return Cache.GetCacheItem<TEntity>(cacheKey);
         }
 
-        public override bool Exists(TId id, Func<TId, bool> getFromRepo)
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override bool Exists(TId id, Func<TId, bool> performExists, Func<TId[], IEnumerable<TEntity>> performGetAll)
         {
-            if (getFromRepo == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("getFromRepo");
-
-            var cacheKey = GetCacheIdKey(id);
+            // if found in cache the return else check
+            var cacheKey = GetEntityCacheKey(id);
             var fromCache = Cache.GetCacheItem<TEntity>(cacheKey);
-            return fromCache != null || getFromRepo(id);
+            return fromCache != null || performExists(id);
         }
 
-        public override TEntity[] GetAll(TId[] ids, Func<TId[], IEnumerable<TEntity>> getFromRepo)            
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override TEntity[] GetAll(TId[] ids, Func<TId[], IEnumerable<TEntity>> performGetAll)
         {
-            if (getFromRepo == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("getFromRepo");
-
-            if (ids.Any())
+            if (ids.Length > 0)
             {
-                var entities = ids.Select(Get).ToArray();
-                if (ids.Length.Equals(entities.Length) && entities.Any(x => x == null) == false)
-                    return entities;
+                // try to get each entity from the cache
+                // if we can find all of them, return
+                var entities = ids.Select(GetCached).WhereNotNull().ToArray();
+                if (ids.Length.Equals(entities.Length))
+                    return entities; // no need for null checks, we are not caching nulls
             }
             else
             {
-                var allEntities = GetAllFromCache();
-                if (allEntities.Any())
+                // get everything we have
+                var entities = Cache.GetCacheItemsByKeySearch<TEntity>(GetEntityTypeCacheKey())
+                    .ToArray(); // no need for null checks, we are not caching nulls
+
+                if (entities.Length > 0)
                 {
+                    // if some of them were in the cache...
                     if (_options.GetAllCacheValidateCount)
                     {
-                        //Get count of all entities of current type (TEntity) to ensure cached result is correct
+                        // need to validate the count, get the actual count and return if ok
                         var totalCount = _options.PerformCount();
-                        if (allEntities.Length == totalCount)
-                            return allEntities;
+                        if (entities.Length == totalCount)
+                            return entities;
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        return allEntities;
+                        // no need to validate, just return what we have and assume it's all there is
+                        return entities;
                     }
                 }
                 else if (_options.GetAllCacheAllowZeroCount)
                 {
-                    //if the repository allows caching a zero count, then check the zero count cache
-                    if (HasZeroCountCache())
-                    {
-                        //there is a zero count cache so return an empty list
-                        return new TEntity[] {};
-                    }
+                    // if none of them were in the cache
+                    // and we allow zero count - check for the special (empty) entry
+                    var empty = Cache.GetCacheItem<TEntity[]>(GetEntityTypeCacheKey());
+                    if (empty != null) return empty;
                 }
             }
 
-            //we need to do the lookup from the repo
-            var entityCollection = getFromRepo(ids)
-                //ensure we don't include any null refs in the returned collection!
-                .WhereNotNull()
+            // cache failed, get from repo and cache
+            var repoEntities = performGetAll(ids)
+                .WhereNotNull() // exclude nulls!
+                .Where(x => x.HasIdentity) // be safe, though would be weird...
                 .ToArray();
 
-            //set the disposal action
-            SetCacheAction(ids, entityCollection);
+            // note: if empty & allow zero count, will cache a special (empty) entry
+            InsertEntities(ids, repoEntities);
 
-            return entityCollection;
+            return repoEntities;
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Looks up the zero count cache, must return null if it doesn't exist
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <returns></returns>
-        protected bool HasZeroCountCache()
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override void ClearAll()
         {
-            var zeroCount = Cache.GetCacheItem<TEntity[]>(GetCacheTypeKey());
-            return (zeroCount != null && zeroCount.Any() == false);
+            Cache.ClearCacheByKeySearch(GetEntityTypeCacheKey());
         }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Performs the lookup for all entities of this type from the cache
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <returns></returns>
-        protected TEntity[] GetAllFromCache()
-        {
-            var allEntities = Cache.GetCacheItemsByKeySearch<TEntity>(GetCacheTypeKey())
-                    .WhereNotNull()
-                    .ToArray();
-            return allEntities.Any() ? allEntities : new TEntity[] {};
-        }       
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Sets the action to execute on disposal for a single entity
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="cacheKey"></param>
-        /// <param name="entity"></param>
-        protected virtual void SetCacheAction(string cacheKey, TEntity entity)
-        {
-            if (entity == null) return;
-
-            SetCacheAction(() =>
-            {
-                //just to be safe, we cannot cache an item without an identity
-                if (entity.HasIdentity)
-                {
-                    Cache.InsertCacheItem(cacheKey, () => entity,
-                        timeout: TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5),
-                        isSliding: true);
-                }
-            });
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Sets the action to execute on disposal for an entity collection
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="ids"></param>
-        /// <param name="entityCollection"></param>
-        protected virtual void SetCacheAction(TId[] ids, TEntity[] entityCollection)
-        {
-            SetCacheAction(() =>
-            {
-                //This option cannot execute if we are looking up specific Ids
-                if (ids.Any() == false && entityCollection.Length == 0 && _options.GetAllCacheAllowZeroCount)
-                {
-                    //there was nothing returned but we want to cache a zero count result so add an TEntity[] to the cache
-                    // to signify that there is a zero count cache
-                    //NOTE: Don't set expiry/sliding for a zero count
-                    Cache.InsertCacheItem(GetCacheTypeKey(), () => new TEntity[] {});
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    //This is the default behavior, we'll individually cache each item so that if/when these items are resolved 
-                    // by id, they are returned from the already existing cache.
-                    foreach (var entity in entityCollection.WhereNotNull())
-                    {
-                        var localCopy = entity;
-                        //just to be safe, we cannot cache an item without an identity
-                        if (localCopy.HasIdentity)
-                        {
-                            Cache.InsertCacheItem(GetCacheIdKey(entity.Id), () => localCopy,
-                                timeout: TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5),
-                                isSliding: true);
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            });
-        }
-        
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Cache/DefaultRepositoryCachePolicyFactory.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Cache/DefaultRepositoryCachePolicyFactory.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 5c02e41a48..0000000000
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Cache/DefaultRepositoryCachePolicyFactory.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-using Umbraco.Core.Models.EntityBase;
-
-namespace Umbraco.Core.Cache
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Creates cache policies
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <typeparam name="TEntity"></typeparam>
-    /// <typeparam name="TId"></typeparam>
-    internal class DefaultRepositoryCachePolicyFactory<TEntity, TId> : IRepositoryCachePolicyFactory<TEntity, TId>
-        where TEntity : class, IAggregateRoot
-    {
-        private readonly IRuntimeCacheProvider _runtimeCache;
-        private readonly RepositoryCachePolicyOptions _options;
-
-        public DefaultRepositoryCachePolicyFactory(IRuntimeCacheProvider runtimeCache, RepositoryCachePolicyOptions options)
-        {
-            _runtimeCache = runtimeCache;
-            _options = options;
-        }
-
-        public virtual IRepositoryCachePolicy<TEntity, TId> CreatePolicy()
-        {
-            return new DefaultRepositoryCachePolicy<TEntity, TId>(_runtimeCache, _options);
-        }
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Cache/FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicy.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Cache/FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicy.cs
index 9b37d1861f..95ad7e2bf0 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Cache/FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicy.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Cache/FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicy.cs
@@ -7,223 +7,168 @@ using Umbraco.Core.Models.EntityBase;
 namespace Umbraco.Core.Cache
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// A caching policy that caches an entire dataset as a single collection
+    /// Represents a caching policy that caches the entire entities set as a single collection.
     /// </summary>
-    /// <typeparam name="TEntity"></typeparam>
-    /// <typeparam name="TId"></typeparam>
+    /// <typeparam name="TEntity">The type of the entity.</typeparam>
+    /// <typeparam name="TId">The type of the identifier.</typeparam>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// <para>Caches the entire set of entities as a single collection.</para>
+    /// <para>Used by Content-, Media- and MemberTypeRepository, DataTypeRepository, DomainRepository,
+    /// LanguageRepository, PublicAccessRepository, TemplateRepository... things that make sense to
+    /// keep as a whole in memory.</para>
+    /// </remarks>
     internal class FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicy<TEntity, TId> : RepositoryCachePolicyBase<TEntity, TId>
         where TEntity : class, IAggregateRoot
     {
-        private readonly Func<TEntity, TId> _getEntityId;
-        private readonly Func<IEnumerable<TEntity>> _getAllFromRepo;
+        private readonly Func<TEntity, TId> _entityGetId;
         private readonly bool _expires;
 
-        public FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicy(IRuntimeCacheProvider cache, Func<TEntity, TId> getEntityId, Func<IEnumerable<TEntity>> getAllFromRepo, bool expires)
+        public FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicy(IRuntimeCacheProvider cache, Func<TEntity, TId> entityGetId, bool expires)
             : base(cache)
         {
-            _getEntityId = getEntityId;
-            _getAllFromRepo = getAllFromRepo;
+            _entityGetId = entityGetId;
             _expires = expires;
         }
 
-        private bool? _hasZeroCountCache;
+        protected static readonly TId[] EmptyIds = new TId[0]; // const
 
-
-        protected string GetCacheTypeKey()
+        protected string GetEntityTypeCacheKey()
         {
             return string.Format("uRepo_{0}_", typeof(TEntity).Name);
         }
 
-        public override void CreateOrUpdate(TEntity entity, Action<TEntity> persistMethod)
+        protected void InsertEntities(TEntity[] entities)
         {
-            if (entity == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("entity");
-            if (persistMethod == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("persistMethod");
+            // cache is expected to be a deep-cloning cache ie it deep-clones whatever is
+            // IDeepCloneable when it goes in, and out. it also resets dirty properties,
+            // making sure that no 'dirty' entity is cached.
+            //
+            // this policy is caching the entire list of entities. to ensure that entities
+            // are properly deep-clones when cached, it uses a DeepCloneableList. however,
+            // we don't want to deep-clone *each* entity in the list when fetching it from
+            // cache as that would not be efficient for Get(id). so the DeepCloneableList is
+            // set to ListCloneBehavior.CloneOnce ie it will clone *once* when inserting,
+            // and then will *not* clone when retrieving.
 
-            try
+            if (_expires)
             {
-                persistMethod(entity);
-
-                //set the disposal action                
-                SetCacheAction(() =>
-                {
-                    //Clear all
-                    Cache.ClearCacheItem(GetCacheTypeKey());
-                });
+                Cache.InsertCacheItem(GetEntityTypeCacheKey(), () => new DeepCloneableList<TEntity>(entities), TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5), true);
             }
-            catch
+            else
             {
-                //set the disposal action                
-                SetCacheAction(() =>
-                {
-                    //Clear all
-                    Cache.ClearCacheItem(GetCacheTypeKey());
-                });
-                throw;
+                Cache.InsertCacheItem(GetEntityTypeCacheKey(), () => new DeepCloneableList<TEntity>(entities));
             }
         }
 
-        public override void Remove(TEntity entity, Action<TEntity> persistMethod)
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override void Create(TEntity entity, Action<TEntity> persistNew)
         {
             if (entity == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("entity");
-            if (persistMethod == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("persistMethod");
 
             try
             {
-                persistMethod(entity);
+                persistNew(entity);
             }
             finally
             {
-                //set the disposal action
-                SetCacheAction(() =>
-                {
-                    //Clear all
-                    Cache.ClearCacheItem(GetCacheTypeKey());
-                });
+                ClearAll();
             }
         }
 
-        public override TEntity Get(TId id, Func<TId, TEntity> getFromRepo)
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override void Update(TEntity entity, Action<TEntity> persistUpdated)
         {
-            //Force get all with cache
-            var found = GetAll(new TId[] { }, ids => _getAllFromRepo().WhereNotNull());
+            if (entity == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("entity");
 
-            //we don't have anything in cache (this should never happen), just return from the repo
-            if (found == null) return getFromRepo(id);
-            var entity = found.FirstOrDefault(x => _getEntityId(x).Equals(id));
-            if (entity == null) return null;
-
-            //We must ensure to deep clone each one out manually since the deep clone list only clones one way
-            return (TEntity)entity.DeepClone();
-        }
-
-        public override TEntity Get(TId id)
-        {
-            //Force get all with cache
-            var found = GetAll(new TId[] { }, ids => _getAllFromRepo().WhereNotNull());
-
-            //we don't have anything in cache (this should never happen), just return null
-            if (found == null) return null;
-            var entity = found.FirstOrDefault(x => _getEntityId(x).Equals(id));
-            if (entity == null) return null;
-
-            //We must ensure to deep clone each one out manually since the deep clone list only clones one way
-            return (TEntity)entity.DeepClone();
-        }
-
-        public override bool Exists(TId id, Func<TId, bool> getFromRepo)
-        {
-            //Force get all with cache
-            var found = GetAll(new TId[] { }, ids => _getAllFromRepo().WhereNotNull());
-
-            //we don't have anything in cache (this should never happen), just return from the repo
-            return found == null
-                ? getFromRepo(id)
-                : found.Any(x => _getEntityId(x).Equals(id));
-        }
-
-        public override TEntity[] GetAll(TId[] ids, Func<TId[], IEnumerable<TEntity>> getFromRepo)
-        {
-            //process getting all including setting the cache callback
-            var result = PerformGetAll(getFromRepo);
-
-            //now that the base result has been calculated, they will all be cached. 
-            // Now we can just filter by ids if they have been supplied
-
-            return (ids.Any()
-                ? result.Where(x => ids.Contains(_getEntityId(x))).ToArray()
-                : result)
-                //We must ensure to deep clone each one out manually since the deep clone list only clones one way
-                .Select(x => (TEntity)x.DeepClone())
-                .ToArray();
-        }
-
-        private TEntity[] PerformGetAll(Func<TId[], IEnumerable<TEntity>> getFromRepo)
-        {
-            var allEntities = GetAllFromCache();
-            if (allEntities.Any())
+            try
             {
-                return allEntities;
+                persistUpdated(entity);
             }
-
-            //check the zero count cache
-            if (HasZeroCountCache())
+            finally
             {
-                //there is a zero count cache so return an empty list
-                return new TEntity[] { };
+                ClearAll();
             }
-
-            //we need to do the lookup from the repo
-            var entityCollection = getFromRepo(new TId[] { })
-                //ensure we don't include any null refs in the returned collection!
-                .WhereNotNull()
-                .ToArray();
-
-            //set the disposal action
-            SetCacheAction(entityCollection);
-
-            return entityCollection;
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// For this type of caching policy, we don't cache individual items
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="cacheKey"></param>
-        /// <param name="entity"></param>
-        protected void SetCacheAction(string cacheKey, TEntity entity)
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override void Delete(TEntity entity, Action<TEntity> persistDeleted)
         {
-            //No-op
-        }
+            if (entity == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("entity");
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Sets the action to execute on disposal for an entity collection
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="entityCollection"></param>
-        protected void SetCacheAction(TEntity[] entityCollection)
-        {
-            //set the disposal action
-            SetCacheAction(() =>
+            try
             {
-                //We want to cache the result as a single collection
-
-                if (_expires)
-                {
-                    Cache.InsertCacheItem(GetCacheTypeKey(), () => new DeepCloneableList<TEntity>(entityCollection),
-                        timeout: TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5),
-                        isSliding: true);
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    Cache.InsertCacheItem(GetCacheTypeKey(), () => new DeepCloneableList<TEntity>(entityCollection));
-                }
-            });
+                persistDeleted(entity);
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                ClearAll();
+            }
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Looks up the zero count cache, must return null if it doesn't exist
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <returns></returns>
-        protected bool HasZeroCountCache()
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override TEntity Get(TId id, Func<TId, TEntity> performGet, Func<TId[], IEnumerable<TEntity>> performGetAll)
         {
-            if (_hasZeroCountCache.HasValue)
-                return _hasZeroCountCache.Value;
+            // get all from the cache, then look for the entity
+            var all = GetAllCached(performGetAll);
+            var entity = all.FirstOrDefault(x => _entityGetId(x).Equals(id));
 
-            _hasZeroCountCache = Cache.GetCacheItem<DeepCloneableList<TEntity>>(GetCacheTypeKey()) != null;
-            return _hasZeroCountCache.Value;
+            // see note in InsertEntities - what we get here is the original
+            // cached entity, not a clone, so we need to manually ensure it is deep-cloned.
+            return entity == null ? null : (TEntity) entity.DeepClone();
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// This policy will cache the full data set as a single collection
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <returns></returns>
-        protected TEntity[] GetAllFromCache()
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override TEntity GetCached(TId id)
         {
-            var found = Cache.GetCacheItem<DeepCloneableList<TEntity>>(GetCacheTypeKey());
+            // get all from the cache -- and only the cache, then look for the entity
+            var all = Cache.GetCacheItem<DeepCloneableList<TEntity>>(GetEntityTypeCacheKey());
+            var entity = all == null ? null : all.FirstOrDefault(x => _entityGetId(x).Equals(id));
 
-            //This method will get called before checking for zero count cache, so we'll just set the flag here
-            _hasZeroCountCache = found != null;
-
-            return found == null ? new TEntity[] { } : found.WhereNotNull().ToArray();
+            // see note in InsertEntities - what we get here is the original
+            // cached entity, not a clone, so we need to manually ensure it is deep-cloned.
+            return entity == null ? null : (TEntity)entity.DeepClone();
         }
 
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override bool Exists(TId id, Func<TId, bool> performExits, Func<TId[], IEnumerable<TEntity>> performGetAll)
+        {
+            // get all as one set, then look for the entity
+            var all = GetAllCached(performGetAll);
+            return all.Any(x => _entityGetId(x).Equals(id));
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override TEntity[] GetAll(TId[] ids, Func<TId[], IEnumerable<TEntity>> performGetAll)
+        {
+            // get all as one set, from cache if possible, else repo
+            var all = GetAllCached(performGetAll);
+
+            // if ids have been specified, filter
+            if (ids.Length > 0) all = all.Where(x => ids.Contains(_entityGetId(x)));
+
+            // and return
+            // see note in SetCacheActionToInsertEntities - what we get here is the original
+            // cached entities, not clones, so we need to manually ensure they are deep-cloned.
+            return all.Select(x => (TEntity) x.DeepClone()).ToArray();
+        }
+
+        // does NOT clone anything, so be nice with the returned values
+        private IEnumerable<TEntity> GetAllCached(Func<TId[], IEnumerable<TEntity>> performGetAll)
+        {
+            // try the cache first
+            var all = Cache.GetCacheItem<DeepCloneableList<TEntity>>(GetEntityTypeCacheKey());
+            if (all != null) return all.ToArray();
+
+            // else get from repo and cache
+            var entities = performGetAll(EmptyIds).WhereNotNull().ToArray();
+            InsertEntities(entities); // may be an empty array...
+            return entities;
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override void ClearAll()
+        {
+            Cache.ClearCacheItem(GetEntityTypeCacheKey());
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Cache/FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicyFactory.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Cache/FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicyFactory.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index e4addcf355..0000000000
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Cache/FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicyFactory.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using Umbraco.Core.Models.EntityBase;
-
-namespace Umbraco.Core.Cache
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Creates cache policies
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <typeparam name="TEntity"></typeparam>
-    /// <typeparam name="TId"></typeparam>
-    internal class FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicyFactory<TEntity, TId> : IRepositoryCachePolicyFactory<TEntity, TId>
-        where TEntity : class, IAggregateRoot
-    {
-        private readonly IRuntimeCacheProvider _runtimeCache;
-        private readonly Func<TEntity, TId> _getEntityId;
-        private readonly Func<IEnumerable<TEntity>> _getAllFromRepo;
-        private readonly bool _expires;
-
-        public FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicyFactory(IRuntimeCacheProvider runtimeCache, Func<TEntity, TId> getEntityId, Func<IEnumerable<TEntity>> getAllFromRepo, bool expires)
-        {
-            _runtimeCache = runtimeCache;
-            _getEntityId = getEntityId;
-            _getAllFromRepo = getAllFromRepo;
-            _expires = expires;
-        }
-
-        public virtual IRepositoryCachePolicy<TEntity, TId> CreatePolicy()
-        {
-            return new FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicy<TEntity, TId>(_runtimeCache, _getEntityId, _getAllFromRepo, _expires);
-        }
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Cache/IRepositoryCachePolicy.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Cache/IRepositoryCachePolicy.cs
index 215487c3be..11a3cf6bb9 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Cache/IRepositoryCachePolicy.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Cache/IRepositoryCachePolicy.cs
@@ -4,15 +4,83 @@ using Umbraco.Core.Models.EntityBase;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Core.Cache
 {
-    internal interface IRepositoryCachePolicy<TEntity, TId> : IDisposable
+    internal interface IRepositoryCachePolicy<TEntity, TId>
         where TEntity : class, IAggregateRoot
     {
-        TEntity Get(TId id, Func<TId, TEntity> getFromRepo);
-        TEntity Get(TId id);
-        bool Exists(TId id, Func<TId, bool> getFromRepo);
-        
-        void CreateOrUpdate(TEntity entity, Action<TEntity> persistMethod);
-        void Remove(TEntity entity, Action<TEntity> persistMethod);
-        TEntity[] GetAll(TId[] ids, Func<TId[], IEnumerable<TEntity>> getFromRepo);
+        // note:
+        // at the moment each repository instance creates its corresponding cache policy instance
+        // we could reduce allocations by using static cache policy instances but then we would need
+        // to modify all methods here to pass the repository and cache eg:
+        //
+        // TEntity Get(TRepository repository, IRuntimeCacheProvider cache, TId id);
+        //
+        // it is not *that* complicated but then RepositoryBase needs to have a TRepository generic
+        // type parameter and it all becomes convoluted - keeping it simple for the time being.
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets an entity from the cache, else from the repository.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="id">The identifier.</param>
+        /// <param name="performGet">The repository PerformGet method.</param>
+        /// <param name="performGetAll">The repository PerformGetAll method.</param>
+        /// <returns>The entity with the specified identifier, if it exits, else null.</returns>
+        /// <remarks>First considers the cache then the repository.</remarks>
+        TEntity Get(TId id, Func<TId, TEntity> performGet, Func<TId[], IEnumerable<TEntity>> performGetAll);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets an entity from the cache.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="id">The identifier.</param>
+        /// <returns>The entity with the specified identifier, if it is in the cache already, else null.</returns>
+        /// <remarks>Does not consider the repository at all.</remarks>
+        TEntity GetCached(TId id);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a value indicating whether an entity with a specified identifier exists.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="id">The identifier.</param>
+        /// <param name="performExists">The repository PerformExists method.</param>
+        /// <param name="performGetAll">The repository PerformGetAll method.</param>
+        /// <returns>A value indicating whether an entity with the specified identifier exists.</returns>
+        /// <remarks>First considers the cache then the repository.</remarks>
+        bool Exists(TId id, Func<TId, bool> performExists, Func<TId[], IEnumerable<TEntity>> performGetAll);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates an entity.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="entity">The entity.</param>
+        /// <param name="persistNew">The repository PersistNewItem method.</param>
+        /// <remarks>Creates the entity in the repository, and updates the cache accordingly.</remarks>
+        void Create(TEntity entity, Action<TEntity> persistNew);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Updates an entity.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="entity">The entity.</param>
+        /// <param name="persistUpdated">The reopsitory PersistUpdatedItem method.</param>
+        /// <remarks>Updates the entity in the repository, and updates the cache accordingly.</remarks>
+        void Update(TEntity entity, Action<TEntity> persistUpdated);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Removes an entity.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="entity">The entity.</param>
+        /// <param name="persistDeleted">The repository PersistDeletedItem method.</param>
+        /// <remarks>Removes the entity from the repository and clears the cache.</remarks>
+        void Delete(TEntity entity, Action<TEntity> persistDeleted);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets entities.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="ids">The identifiers.</param>
+        /// <param name="performGetAll">The repository PerformGetAll method.</param>
+        /// <returns>If <paramref name="ids"/> is empty, all entities, else the entities with the specified identifiers.</returns>
+        /// <remarks>Get all the entities. Either from the cache or the repository depending on the implementation.</remarks>
+        TEntity[] GetAll(TId[] ids, Func<TId[], IEnumerable<TEntity>> performGetAll);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Clears the entire cache.
+        /// </summary>
+        void ClearAll();
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Cache/IRepositoryCachePolicyFactory.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Cache/IRepositoryCachePolicyFactory.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 2d69704b63..0000000000
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Cache/IRepositoryCachePolicyFactory.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-using Umbraco.Core.Models.EntityBase;
-
-namespace Umbraco.Core.Cache
-{
-    internal interface IRepositoryCachePolicyFactory<TEntity, TId> where TEntity : class, IAggregateRoot
-    {
-        IRepositoryCachePolicy<TEntity, TId> CreatePolicy();
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Cache/OnlySingleItemsRepositoryCachePolicyFactory.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Cache/OnlySingleItemsRepositoryCachePolicyFactory.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index b24838bc3b..0000000000
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Cache/OnlySingleItemsRepositoryCachePolicyFactory.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-using Umbraco.Core.Models.EntityBase;
-
-namespace Umbraco.Core.Cache
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Creates cache policies
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <typeparam name="TEntity"></typeparam>
-    /// <typeparam name="TId"></typeparam>
-    internal class OnlySingleItemsRepositoryCachePolicyFactory<TEntity, TId> : IRepositoryCachePolicyFactory<TEntity, TId>
-        where TEntity : class, IAggregateRoot
-    {
-        private readonly IRuntimeCacheProvider _runtimeCache;
-        private readonly RepositoryCachePolicyOptions _options;
-
-        public OnlySingleItemsRepositoryCachePolicyFactory(IRuntimeCacheProvider runtimeCache, RepositoryCachePolicyOptions options)
-        {
-            _runtimeCache = runtimeCache;
-            _options = options;
-        }
-
-        public virtual IRepositoryCachePolicy<TEntity, TId> CreatePolicy()
-        {
-            return new SingleItemsOnlyRepositoryCachePolicy<TEntity, TId>(_runtimeCache, _options);
-        }
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Cache/RepositoryCachePolicyBase.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Cache/RepositoryCachePolicyBase.cs
index b939cd14e6..ce366e3d0b 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Cache/RepositoryCachePolicyBase.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Cache/RepositoryCachePolicyBase.cs
@@ -4,45 +4,45 @@ using Umbraco.Core.Models.EntityBase;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Core.Cache
 {
-    internal abstract class RepositoryCachePolicyBase<TEntity, TId> : DisposableObject, IRepositoryCachePolicy<TEntity, TId>
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A base class for repository cache policies.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="TEntity">The type of the entity.</typeparam>
+    /// <typeparam name="TId">The type of the identifier.</typeparam>
+    internal abstract class RepositoryCachePolicyBase<TEntity, TId> : IRepositoryCachePolicy<TEntity, TId>
         where TEntity : class, IAggregateRoot
     {
-        private Action _action;
-
         protected RepositoryCachePolicyBase(IRuntimeCacheProvider cache)
         {
-            if (cache == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("cache");
-            
+            if (cache == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("cache");            
             Cache = cache;
         }
 
         protected IRuntimeCacheProvider Cache { get; private set; }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The disposal performs the caching
-        /// </summary>
-        protected override void DisposeResources()
-        {
-            if (_action != null)
-            {
-                _action();
-            }
-        }
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public abstract TEntity Get(TId id, Func<TId, TEntity> performGet, Func<TId[], IEnumerable<TEntity>> performGetAll);
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Sets the action to execute on disposal
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="action"></param>
-        protected void SetCacheAction(Action action)
-        {
-            _action = action;
-        }
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public abstract TEntity GetCached(TId id);
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public abstract bool Exists(TId id, Func<TId, bool> performExists, Func<TId[], IEnumerable<TEntity>> performGetAll);
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public abstract void Create(TEntity entity, Action<TEntity> persistNew);
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public abstract void Update(TEntity entity, Action<TEntity> persistUpdated);
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public abstract void Delete(TEntity entity, Action<TEntity> persistDeleted);
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public abstract TEntity[] GetAll(TId[] ids, Func<TId[], IEnumerable<TEntity>> performGetAll);
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public abstract void ClearAll();
 
-        public abstract TEntity Get(TId id, Func<TId, TEntity> getFromRepo);
-        public abstract TEntity Get(TId id);
-        public abstract bool Exists(TId id, Func<TId, bool> getFromRepo);
-        public abstract void CreateOrUpdate(TEntity entity, Action<TEntity> persistMethod);
-        public abstract void Remove(TEntity entity, Action<TEntity> persistMethod);
-        public abstract TEntity[] GetAll(TId[] ids, Func<TId[], IEnumerable<TEntity>> getFromRepo);
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Cache/RepositoryCachePolicyOptions.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Cache/RepositoryCachePolicyOptions.cs
index e8c6ac02b0..14cef76db6 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Cache/RepositoryCachePolicyOptions.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Cache/RepositoryCachePolicyOptions.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ using System;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Core.Cache
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Specifies how a repository cache policy should cache entities.
+    /// </summary>
     internal class RepositoryCachePolicyOptions
     {
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Cache/SingleItemsOnlyRepositoryCachePolicy.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Cache/SingleItemsOnlyRepositoryCachePolicy.cs
index 28ac4ee2d1..7ba7d445fe 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Cache/SingleItemsOnlyRepositoryCachePolicy.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Cache/SingleItemsOnlyRepositoryCachePolicy.cs
@@ -1,24 +1,27 @@
-using System.Linq;
-using Umbraco.Core.Collections;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models.EntityBase;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Core.Cache
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// A caching policy that ignores all caches for GetAll - it will only cache calls for individual items
+    /// Represents a special policy that does not cache the result of GetAll.
     /// </summary>
-    /// <typeparam name="TEntity"></typeparam>
-    /// <typeparam name="TId"></typeparam>
+    /// <typeparam name="TEntity">The type of the entity.</typeparam>
+    /// <typeparam name="TId">The type of the identifier.</typeparam>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// <para>Overrides the default repository cache policy and does not writes the result of GetAll
+    /// to cache, but only the result of individual Gets. It does read the cache for GetAll, though.</para>
+    /// <para>Used by DictionaryRepository.</para>
+    /// </remarks>
     internal class SingleItemsOnlyRepositoryCachePolicy<TEntity, TId> : DefaultRepositoryCachePolicy<TEntity, TId>
         where TEntity : class, IAggregateRoot
     {
-        public SingleItemsOnlyRepositoryCachePolicy(IRuntimeCacheProvider cache, RepositoryCachePolicyOptions options) : base(cache, options)
+        public SingleItemsOnlyRepositoryCachePolicy(IRuntimeCacheProvider cache, RepositoryCachePolicyOptions options)
+            : base(cache, options)
+        { }
+
+        protected override void InsertEntities(TId[] ids, TEntity[] entities)
         {
-        }
-        
-        protected override void SetCacheAction(TId[] ids, TEntity[] entityCollection)
-        {            
-            //no-op
+            // nop
         }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/ContentTypeRepository.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/ContentTypeRepository.cs
index b7b4ddd583..ca53b2e04e 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/ContentTypeRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/ContentTypeRepository.cs
@@ -2,19 +2,13 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using Umbraco.Core.Cache;
-using Umbraco.Core.Events;
-using Umbraco.Core.Exceptions;
 using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models.EntityBase;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models.Rdbms;
-
-using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Factories;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Querying;
-using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Relators;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.SqlSyntax;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.UnitOfWork;
-using Umbraco.Core.Services;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
 {
@@ -24,6 +18,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
     internal class ContentTypeRepository : ContentTypeBaseRepository<IContentType>, IContentTypeRepository
     {
         private readonly ITemplateRepository _templateRepository;
+        private IRepositoryCachePolicy<IContentType, int> _cachePolicy;
 
         public ContentTypeRepository(IDatabaseUnitOfWork work, CacheHelper cache, ILogger logger, ISqlSyntaxProvider sqlSyntax, ITemplateRepository templateRepository)
             : base(work, cache, logger, sqlSyntax)
@@ -31,16 +26,11 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
             _templateRepository = templateRepository;
         }
 
-        private FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicyFactory<IContentType, int> _cachePolicyFactory;
-        protected override IRepositoryCachePolicyFactory<IContentType, int> CachePolicyFactory
+        protected override IRepositoryCachePolicy<IContentType, int> CachePolicy
         {
             get
             {
-                //Use a FullDataSet cache policy - this will cache the entire GetAll result in a single collection
-                return _cachePolicyFactory ?? (_cachePolicyFactory = new FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicyFactory<IContentType, int>(
-                    RuntimeCache, GetEntityId, () => PerformGetAll(), 
-                    //allow this cache to expire
-                    expires:true));
+                return _cachePolicy ?? (_cachePolicy = new FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicy<IContentType, int>(RuntimeCache, GetEntityId, /*expires:*/ true));
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/DictionaryRepository.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/DictionaryRepository.cs
index 971efc4f2d..da6d4d94a8 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/DictionaryRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/DictionaryRepository.cs
@@ -20,24 +20,27 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
     /// </summary>
     internal class DictionaryRepository : PetaPocoRepositoryBase<int, IDictionaryItem>, IDictionaryRepository
     {
+        private IRepositoryCachePolicy<IDictionaryItem, int> _cachePolicy;
+
         public DictionaryRepository(IDatabaseUnitOfWork work, CacheHelper cache, ILogger logger, ISqlSyntaxProvider syntax)
             : base(work, cache, logger, syntax)
-        {
-        }
+        { }
 
-        private IRepositoryCachePolicyFactory<IDictionaryItem, int> _cachePolicyFactory;
-        protected override IRepositoryCachePolicyFactory<IDictionaryItem, int> CachePolicyFactory
+        protected override IRepositoryCachePolicy<IDictionaryItem, int> CachePolicy
         {
             get
             {
-                //custom cache policy which will not cache any results for GetAll
-                return _cachePolicyFactory ?? (_cachePolicyFactory = new OnlySingleItemsRepositoryCachePolicyFactory<IDictionaryItem, int>(
-                    RuntimeCache,
-                    new RepositoryCachePolicyOptions
-                    {
-                            //allow zero to be cached
-                            GetAllCacheAllowZeroCount = true
-                    }));
+                if (_cachePolicy != null) return _cachePolicy;
+
+                var options = new RepositoryCachePolicyOptions
+                {
+                    //allow zero to be cached
+                    GetAllCacheAllowZeroCount = true
+                };
+
+                _cachePolicy = new SingleItemsOnlyRepositoryCachePolicy<IDictionaryItem, int>(RuntimeCache, options);
+
+                return _cachePolicy;
             }
         }
 
@@ -52,7 +55,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
             var dto = Database.Fetch<DictionaryDto, LanguageTextDto, DictionaryDto>(new DictionaryLanguageTextRelator().Map, sql).FirstOrDefault();
             if (dto == null)
                 return null;
-            
+
             var entity = ConvertFromDto(dto);
 
             //on initial construction we don't want to have dirty properties tracked
@@ -80,7 +83,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
             var translator = new SqlTranslator<IDictionaryItem>(sqlClause, query);
             var sql = translator.Translate();
             sql.OrderBy<DictionaryDto>(x => x.UniqueId, SqlSyntax);
-            
+
             return Database.Fetch<DictionaryDto, LanguageTextDto, DictionaryDto>(new DictionaryLanguageTextRelator().Map, sql)
                 .Select(x => ConvertFromDto(x));
         }
@@ -149,7 +152,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
                 translation.Key = dictionaryItem.Key;
             }
 
-            dictionaryItem.ResetDirtyProperties();            
+            dictionaryItem.ResetDirtyProperties();
         }
 
         protected override void PersistUpdatedItem(IDictionaryItem entity)
@@ -223,7 +226,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
 
             var list = new List<IDictionaryTranslation>();
             foreach (var textDto in dto.LanguageTextDtos)
-            {                
+            {
                 if (textDto.LanguageId <= 0)
                     continue;
 
@@ -250,7 +253,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
                 return keyRepo.Get(key);
             }
         }
-        
+
         private IEnumerable<IDictionaryItem> GetRootDictionaryItems()
         {
             var query = Query<IDictionaryItem>.Builder.Where(x => x.ParentId == null);
@@ -291,6 +294,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
 
         private class DictionaryByUniqueIdRepository : SimpleGetRepository<Guid, IDictionaryItem, DictionaryDto>
         {
+            private IRepositoryCachePolicy<IDictionaryItem, Guid> _cachePolicy;
             private readonly DictionaryRepository _dictionaryRepository;
 
             public DictionaryByUniqueIdRepository(DictionaryRepository dictionaryRepository, IDatabaseUnitOfWork work, CacheHelper cache, ILogger logger, ISqlSyntaxProvider sqlSyntax)
@@ -329,25 +333,28 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
                 return "cmsDictionary." + SqlSyntax.GetQuotedColumnName("id") + " in (@ids)";
             }
 
-            private IRepositoryCachePolicyFactory<IDictionaryItem, Guid> _cachePolicyFactory;
-            protected override IRepositoryCachePolicyFactory<IDictionaryItem, Guid> CachePolicyFactory
+            protected override IRepositoryCachePolicy<IDictionaryItem, Guid> CachePolicy
             {
                 get
                 {
-                    //custom cache policy which will not cache any results for GetAll
-                    return _cachePolicyFactory ?? (_cachePolicyFactory = new OnlySingleItemsRepositoryCachePolicyFactory<IDictionaryItem, Guid>(
-                        RuntimeCache,
-                        new RepositoryCachePolicyOptions
-                        {
-                            //allow zero to be cached
-                            GetAllCacheAllowZeroCount = true
-                        }));
+                    if (_cachePolicy != null) return _cachePolicy;
+
+                    var options = new RepositoryCachePolicyOptions
+                    {
+                        //allow zero to be cached
+                        GetAllCacheAllowZeroCount = true
+                    };
+
+                    _cachePolicy = new SingleItemsOnlyRepositoryCachePolicy<IDictionaryItem, Guid>(RuntimeCache, options);
+
+                    return _cachePolicy;
                 }
             }
         }
 
         private class DictionaryByKeyRepository : SimpleGetRepository<string, IDictionaryItem, DictionaryDto>
         {
+            private IRepositoryCachePolicy<IDictionaryItem, string> _cachePolicy;
             private readonly DictionaryRepository _dictionaryRepository;
 
             public DictionaryByKeyRepository(DictionaryRepository dictionaryRepository, IDatabaseUnitOfWork work, CacheHelper cache, ILogger logger, ISqlSyntaxProvider sqlSyntax)
@@ -386,23 +393,23 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
                 return "cmsDictionary." + SqlSyntax.GetQuotedColumnName("key") + " in (@ids)";
             }
 
-            private IRepositoryCachePolicyFactory<IDictionaryItem, string> _cachePolicyFactory;
-            protected override IRepositoryCachePolicyFactory<IDictionaryItem, string> CachePolicyFactory
+            protected override IRepositoryCachePolicy<IDictionaryItem, string> CachePolicy
             {
                 get
                 {
-                    //custom cache policy which will not cache any results for GetAll
-                    return _cachePolicyFactory ?? (_cachePolicyFactory = new OnlySingleItemsRepositoryCachePolicyFactory<IDictionaryItem, string>(
-                        RuntimeCache,
-                        new RepositoryCachePolicyOptions
-                        {
-                            //allow zero to be cached
-                            GetAllCacheAllowZeroCount = true
-                        }));
+                    if (_cachePolicy != null) return _cachePolicy;
+
+                    var options = new RepositoryCachePolicyOptions
+                    {
+                        //allow zero to be cached
+                        GetAllCacheAllowZeroCount = true
+                    };
+
+                    _cachePolicy = new SingleItemsOnlyRepositoryCachePolicy<IDictionaryItem, string>(RuntimeCache, options);
+
+                    return _cachePolicy;
                 }
             }
         }
-
-       
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/DomainRepository.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/DomainRepository.cs
index 7b6cc162a8..682c75eeb6 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/DomainRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/DomainRepository.cs
@@ -18,19 +18,22 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
 
     internal class DomainRepository : PetaPocoRepositoryBase<int, IDomain>, IDomainRepository
     {
+        private IRepositoryCachePolicy<IDomain, int> _cachePolicy;
+
         public DomainRepository(IDatabaseUnitOfWork work, CacheHelper cache, ILogger logger, ISqlSyntaxProvider sqlSyntax)
             : base(work, cache, logger, sqlSyntax)
         {           
         }
 
-        private FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicyFactory<IDomain, int> _cachePolicyFactory;
-        protected override IRepositoryCachePolicyFactory<IDomain, int> CachePolicyFactory
+        protected override IRepositoryCachePolicy<IDomain, int> CachePolicy
         {
             get
             {
-                //Use a FullDataSet cache policy - this will cache the entire GetAll result in a single collection
-                return _cachePolicyFactory ?? (_cachePolicyFactory = new FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicyFactory<IDomain, int>(
-                    RuntimeCache, GetEntityId, () => PerformGetAll(), false));
+                if (_cachePolicy != null) return _cachePolicy;
+
+                _cachePolicy = new FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicy<IDomain, int>(RuntimeCache, GetEntityId, /*expires:*/ false);
+
+                return _cachePolicy;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/LanguageRepository.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/LanguageRepository.cs
index f9a8e59cfa..7911df8edb 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/LanguageRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/LanguageRepository.cs
@@ -19,19 +19,22 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
     /// </summary>
     internal class LanguageRepository : PetaPocoRepositoryBase<int, ILanguage>, ILanguageRepository
     {
+        private IRepositoryCachePolicy<ILanguage, int> _cachePolicy;
+
         public LanguageRepository(IDatabaseUnitOfWork work, CacheHelper cache, ILogger logger, ISqlSyntaxProvider sqlSyntax)
             : base(work, cache, logger, sqlSyntax)
         {           
         }
 
-        private FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicyFactory<ILanguage, int> _cachePolicyFactory;
-        protected override IRepositoryCachePolicyFactory<ILanguage, int> CachePolicyFactory
+        protected override IRepositoryCachePolicy<ILanguage, int> CachePolicy
         {
             get
             {
-                //Use a FullDataSet cache policy - this will cache the entire GetAll result in a single collection
-                return _cachePolicyFactory ?? (_cachePolicyFactory = new FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicyFactory<ILanguage, int>(
-                    RuntimeCache, GetEntityId, () => PerformGetAll(), false));
+                if (_cachePolicy != null) return _cachePolicy;
+
+                _cachePolicy = new FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicy<ILanguage, int>(RuntimeCache, GetEntityId, /*expires:*/ false);
+
+                return _cachePolicy;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/MediaTypeRepository.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/MediaTypeRepository.cs
index 50a89bfd65..516c08330a 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/MediaTypeRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/MediaTypeRepository.cs
@@ -22,22 +22,22 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
     /// </summary>
     internal class MediaTypeRepository : ContentTypeBaseRepository<IMediaType>, IMediaTypeRepository
     {
+        private IRepositoryCachePolicy<IMediaType, int> _cachePolicy;
 
         public MediaTypeRepository(IDatabaseUnitOfWork work, CacheHelper cache, ILogger logger, ISqlSyntaxProvider sqlSyntax)
             : base(work, cache, logger, sqlSyntax)
         {
         }
 
-        private FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicyFactory<IMediaType, int> _cachePolicyFactory;
-        protected override IRepositoryCachePolicyFactory<IMediaType, int> CachePolicyFactory
+        protected override IRepositoryCachePolicy<IMediaType, int> CachePolicy
         {
             get
             {
-                //Use a FullDataSet cache policy - this will cache the entire GetAll result in a single collection
-                return _cachePolicyFactory ?? (_cachePolicyFactory = new FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicyFactory<IMediaType, int>(
-                    RuntimeCache, GetEntityId, () => PerformGetAll(),
-                    //allow this cache to expire
-                    expires: true));
+                if (_cachePolicy != null) return _cachePolicy;
+
+                _cachePolicy = new FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicy<IMediaType, int>(RuntimeCache, GetEntityId, /*expires:*/ true);
+
+                return _cachePolicy;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/MemberTypeRepository.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/MemberTypeRepository.cs
index 7d5defe8c9..fd26afac89 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/MemberTypeRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/MemberTypeRepository.cs
@@ -21,25 +21,25 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
     /// </summary>
     internal class MemberTypeRepository : ContentTypeBaseRepository<IMemberType>, IMemberTypeRepository
     {
+        private IRepositoryCachePolicy<IMemberType, int> _cachePolicy;
 
         public MemberTypeRepository(IDatabaseUnitOfWork work, CacheHelper cache, ILogger logger, ISqlSyntaxProvider sqlSyntax)
             : base(work, cache, logger, sqlSyntax)
         {
         }
 
-        private FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicyFactory<IMemberType, int> _cachePolicyFactory;
-        protected override IRepositoryCachePolicyFactory<IMemberType, int> CachePolicyFactory
+        protected override IRepositoryCachePolicy<IMemberType, int> CachePolicy
         {
             get
             {
-                //Use a FullDataSet cache policy - this will cache the entire GetAll result in a single collection
-                return _cachePolicyFactory ?? (_cachePolicyFactory = new FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicyFactory<IMemberType, int>(
-                    RuntimeCache, GetEntityId, () => PerformGetAll(),
-                    //allow this cache to expire
-                    expires: true));
+                if (_cachePolicy != null) return _cachePolicy;
+
+                _cachePolicy = new FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicy<IMemberType, int>(RuntimeCache, GetEntityId, /*expires:*/ true);
+
+                return _cachePolicy;
             }
         }
-        
+
         protected override IMemberType PerformGet(int id)
         {
             //use the underlying GetAll which will force cache all content types
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/PetaPocoRepositoryBase.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/PetaPocoRepositoryBase.cs
index fe363fea16..c02316e7f4 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/PetaPocoRepositoryBase.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/PetaPocoRepositoryBase.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Data.SqlServerCe;
 using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models.EntityBase;
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/PublicAccessRepository.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/PublicAccessRepository.cs
index 37200b2172..c34952f4be 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/PublicAccessRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/PublicAccessRepository.cs
@@ -15,18 +15,21 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
 {
     internal class PublicAccessRepository : PetaPocoRepositoryBase<Guid, PublicAccessEntry>, IPublicAccessRepository
     {
+        private IRepositoryCachePolicy<PublicAccessEntry, Guid> _cachePolicy;
+
         public PublicAccessRepository(IDatabaseUnitOfWork work, CacheHelper cache, ILogger logger, ISqlSyntaxProvider sqlSyntax)
             : base(work, cache, logger, sqlSyntax)
         { }
 
-        private FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicyFactory<PublicAccessEntry, Guid> _cachePolicyFactory;
-        protected override IRepositoryCachePolicyFactory<PublicAccessEntry, Guid> CachePolicyFactory
+        protected override IRepositoryCachePolicy<PublicAccessEntry, Guid> CachePolicy
         {
             get
             {
-                //Use a FullDataSet cache policy - this will cache the entire GetAll result in a single collection
-                return _cachePolicyFactory ?? (_cachePolicyFactory = new FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicyFactory<PublicAccessEntry, Guid>(
-                    RuntimeCache, GetEntityId, () => PerformGetAll(), false));
+                if (_cachePolicy != null) return _cachePolicy;
+
+                _cachePolicy = new FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicy<PublicAccessEntry, Guid>(RuntimeCache, GetEntityId, /*expires:*/ false);
+
+                return _cachePolicy;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/RelationTypeRepository.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/RelationTypeRepository.cs
index 2c54897ff7..148ebba456 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/RelationTypeRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/RelationTypeRepository.cs
@@ -19,20 +19,21 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
     /// </summary>
     internal class RelationTypeRepository : PetaPocoRepositoryBase<int, IRelationType>, IRelationTypeRepository
     {
+        private IRepositoryCachePolicy<IRelationType, int> _cachePolicy;
+
         public RelationTypeRepository(IDatabaseUnitOfWork work, CacheHelper cache, ILogger logger, ISqlSyntaxProvider sqlSyntax)
             : base(work, cache, logger, sqlSyntax)
         { }
 
-        // assuming we don't have tons of relation types, use a FullDataSet policy, ie
-        // cache the entire GetAll result once in a single collection - which can expire
-        private FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicyFactory<IRelationType, int> _cachePolicyFactory;
-        protected override IRepositoryCachePolicyFactory<IRelationType, int> CachePolicyFactory
+        protected override IRepositoryCachePolicy<IRelationType, int> CachePolicy
         {
             get
             {
-                return _cachePolicyFactory 
-                    ?? (_cachePolicyFactory = new FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicyFactory<IRelationType, int>(
-                        RuntimeCache, GetEntityId, () => PerformGetAll(), expires: true));
+                if (_cachePolicy != null) return _cachePolicy;
+
+                _cachePolicy = new FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicy<IRelationType, int>(RuntimeCache, GetEntityId, /*expires:*/ true);
+
+                return _cachePolicy;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/RepositoryBase.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/RepositoryBase.cs
index 41946d48d4..201520cbe3 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/RepositoryBase.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/RepositoryBase.cs
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
         {
         }
 
-
         #region Static Queries
 
         private IQuery<TEntity> _hasIdQuery;
@@ -102,30 +101,25 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
             get { return RepositoryCache.IsolatedRuntimeCache.GetOrCreateCache<TEntity>(); }
         }
 
-        private IRepositoryCachePolicyFactory<TEntity, TId> _cachePolicyFactory;
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Returns the Cache Policy for the repository
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <remarks>
-        /// The Cache Policy determines how each entity or entity collection is cached
-        /// </remarks>
-        protected virtual IRepositoryCachePolicyFactory<TEntity, TId> CachePolicyFactory
+        private IRepositoryCachePolicy<TEntity, TId> _cachePolicy;
+
+        protected virtual IRepositoryCachePolicy<TEntity, TId> CachePolicy
         {
             get
             {
-                return _cachePolicyFactory ?? (_cachePolicyFactory = new DefaultRepositoryCachePolicyFactory<TEntity, TId>(
-                    RuntimeCache,
-                    new RepositoryCachePolicyOptions(() =>
-                    {
-                        //create it once if it is needed (no need for locking here)
-                        if (_hasIdQuery == null)
-                        {
-                            _hasIdQuery = Query<TEntity>.Builder.Where(x => x.Id != 0);
-                        }
+                if (_cachePolicy != null) return _cachePolicy;
 
-                        //Get count of all entities of current type (TEntity) to ensure cached result is correct
-                        return PerformCount(_hasIdQuery);
-                    })));
+                var options = new RepositoryCachePolicyOptions(() =>
+                {
+                    //Get count of all entities of current type (TEntity) to ensure cached result is correct
+                    //create query once if it is needed (no need for locking here)
+                    var query = _hasIdQuery ?? (_hasIdQuery = Query<TEntity>.Builder.Where(x => x.Id != 0));
+                    return PerformCount(query);
+                });
+
+                _cachePolicy = new DefaultRepositoryCachePolicy<TEntity, TId>(RuntimeCache, options);
+
+                return _cachePolicy;
             }
         }
 
@@ -166,10 +160,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
         /// <returns></returns>
         public TEntity Get(TId id)
         {
-            using (var p = CachePolicyFactory.CreatePolicy())
-            {
-                return p.Get(id, PerformGet);
-            }
+            return CachePolicy.Get(id, PerformGet, PerformGetAll);
         }
 
         protected abstract IEnumerable<TEntity> PerformGetAll(params TId[] ids);
@@ -192,13 +183,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
                 throw new InvalidOperationException("Cannot perform a query with more than 2000 parameters");
             }
 
-            using (var p = CachePolicyFactory.CreatePolicy())
-            {
-                var result = p.GetAll(ids, PerformGetAll);
-                return result;
-            }          
+            return CachePolicy.GetAll(ids, PerformGetAll);
         }
-        
+
         protected abstract IEnumerable<TEntity> PerformGetByQuery(IQuery<TEntity> query);
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets a list of entities by the passed in query
@@ -220,10 +207,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
         /// <returns></returns>
         public bool Exists(TId id)
         {
-            using (var p = CachePolicyFactory.CreatePolicy())
-            {
-                return p.Exists(id, PerformExists);
-            }
+            return CachePolicy.Exists(id, PerformExists, PerformGetAll);
         }
 
         protected abstract int PerformCount(IQuery<TEntity> query);
@@ -236,19 +220,14 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
         {
             return PerformCount(query);
         }
-        
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Unit of work method that tells the repository to persist the new entity
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="entity"></param>
         public virtual void PersistNewItem(IEntity entity)
         {
-            var casted = (TEntity)entity;
-
-            using (var p = CachePolicyFactory.CreatePolicy())
-            {
-                p.CreateOrUpdate(casted, PersistNewItem);
-            }
+            CachePolicy.Create((TEntity) entity, PersistNewItem);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -257,12 +236,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
         /// <param name="entity"></param>
         public virtual void PersistUpdatedItem(IEntity entity)
         {
-            var casted = (TEntity)entity;
-
-            using (var p = CachePolicyFactory.CreatePolicy())
-            {
-                p.CreateOrUpdate(casted, PersistUpdatedItem);
-            }
+            CachePolicy.Update((TEntity) entity, PersistUpdatedItem);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -271,20 +245,13 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
         /// <param name="entity"></param>
         public virtual void PersistDeletedItem(IEntity entity)
         {
-            var casted = (TEntity)entity;
-
-            using (var p = CachePolicyFactory.CreatePolicy())
-            {
-                p.Remove(casted, PersistDeletedItem);
-            }            
+            CachePolicy.Delete((TEntity) entity, PersistDeletedItem);
         }
-        
 
         protected abstract void PersistNewItem(TEntity item);
         protected abstract void PersistUpdatedItem(TEntity item);
         protected abstract void PersistDeletedItem(TEntity item);
 
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Dispose disposable properties
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/TemplateRepository.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/TemplateRepository.cs
index 41743601fb..a164e7e5ba 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/TemplateRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/TemplateRepository.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
         private readonly ITemplatesSection _templateConfig;
         private readonly ViewHelper _viewHelper;
         private readonly MasterPageHelper _masterPageHelper;
+        private IRepositoryCachePolicy<ITemplate, int> _cachePolicy;
 
         internal TemplateRepository(IDatabaseUnitOfWork work, CacheHelper cache, ILogger logger, ISqlSyntaxProvider sqlSyntax, IFileSystem masterpageFileSystem, IFileSystem viewFileSystem, ITemplatesSection templateConfig)
             : base(work, cache, logger, sqlSyntax)
@@ -45,14 +46,15 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
         }
 
 
-        private FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicyFactory<ITemplate, int> _cachePolicyFactory;
-        protected override IRepositoryCachePolicyFactory<ITemplate, int> CachePolicyFactory
+        protected override IRepositoryCachePolicy<ITemplate, int> CachePolicy
         {
             get
             {
-                //Use a FullDataSet cache policy - this will cache the entire GetAll result in a single collection
-                return _cachePolicyFactory ?? (_cachePolicyFactory = new FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicyFactory<ITemplate, int>(
-                    RuntimeCache, GetEntityId, () => PerformGetAll(), false));
+                if (_cachePolicy != null) return _cachePolicy;
+
+                _cachePolicy = new FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicy<ITemplate, int>(RuntimeCache, GetEntityId, /*expires:*/ false);
+
+                return _cachePolicy;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj
index afa85609d0..fc778bc53b 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj
@@ -136,9 +136,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Cache\CacheKeys.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Cache\CacheProviderExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Cache\DefaultRepositoryCachePolicy.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Cache\DefaultRepositoryCachePolicyFactory.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Cache\FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicy.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Cache\FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicyFactory.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Cache\ICacheProvider.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Cache\CacheRefresherBase.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Cache\CacheRefresherEventArgs.cs" />
@@ -146,7 +144,6 @@
     <Compile Include="Cache\HttpRequestCacheProvider.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Cache\IRepositoryCachePolicy.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Cache\IPayloadCacheRefresher.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Cache\IRepositoryCachePolicyFactory.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Cache\IsolatedRuntimeCache.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Cache\ObjectCacheRuntimeCacheProvider.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Cache\IRuntimeCacheProvider.cs" />
@@ -156,7 +153,6 @@
     <Compile Include="Cache\NullCacheProvider.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Cache\RepositoryCachePolicyBase.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Cache\SingleItemsOnlyRepositoryCachePolicy.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Cache\OnlySingleItemsRepositoryCachePolicyFactory.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Cache\PayloadCacheRefresherBase.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Cache\RepositoryCachePolicyOptions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Cache\StaticCacheProvider.cs" />
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Cache/DefaultCachePolicyTests.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Cache/DefaultCachePolicyTests.cs
index 9b0aaac78b..83b0db237f 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Cache/DefaultCachePolicyTests.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Cache/DefaultCachePolicyTests.cs
@@ -24,10 +24,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Cache
                 });
 
             var defaultPolicy = new DefaultRepositoryCachePolicy<AuditItem, object>(cache.Object, new RepositoryCachePolicyOptions());
-            using (defaultPolicy)
-            {
-                var found = defaultPolicy.Get(1, o => new AuditItem(1, "blah", AuditType.Copy, 123));
-            }
+
+            var found = defaultPolicy.Get(1, id => new AuditItem(1, "blah", AuditType.Copy, 123), o => null);
             Assert.IsTrue(isCached);
         }
 
@@ -38,11 +36,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Cache
             cache.Setup(x => x.GetCacheItem(It.IsAny<string>())).Returns(new AuditItem(1, "blah", AuditType.Copy, 123));
 
             var defaultPolicy = new DefaultRepositoryCachePolicy<AuditItem, object>(cache.Object, new RepositoryCachePolicyOptions());
-            using (defaultPolicy)
-            {
-                var found = defaultPolicy.Get(1, o => (AuditItem) null);
-                Assert.IsNotNull(found);
-            }
+
+            var found = defaultPolicy.Get(1, id => null, ids => null);
+            Assert.IsNotNull(found);
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -59,14 +55,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Cache
             cache.Setup(x => x.GetCacheItemsByKeySearch(It.IsAny<string>())).Returns(new AuditItem[] {});
 
             var defaultPolicy = new DefaultRepositoryCachePolicy<AuditItem, object>(cache.Object, new RepositoryCachePolicyOptions());
-            using (defaultPolicy)
+
+            var found = defaultPolicy.GetAll(new object[] { }, ids => new[]
             {
-                var found = defaultPolicy.GetAll(new object[] {}, o => new[]
-                {
-                    new AuditItem(1, "blah", AuditType.Copy, 123),
-                    new AuditItem(2, "blah2", AuditType.Copy, 123)
-                });
-            }
+                new AuditItem(1, "blah", AuditType.Copy, 123),
+                new AuditItem(2, "blah2", AuditType.Copy, 123)
+            });
 
             Assert.AreEqual(2, cached.Count);
         }
@@ -82,11 +76,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Cache
             });
 
             var defaultPolicy = new DefaultRepositoryCachePolicy<AuditItem, object>(cache.Object, new RepositoryCachePolicyOptions());
-            using (defaultPolicy)
-            {
-                var found = defaultPolicy.GetAll(new object[] {}, o => new[] {(AuditItem) null});
-                Assert.AreEqual(2, found.Length);
-            }
+
+            var found = defaultPolicy.GetAll(new object[] { }, ids => new[] { (AuditItem)null });
+            Assert.AreEqual(2, found.Length);
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -103,13 +95,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Cache
             var defaultPolicy = new DefaultRepositoryCachePolicy<AuditItem, object>(cache.Object, new RepositoryCachePolicyOptions());
             try
             {
-                using (defaultPolicy)
-                {
-                    defaultPolicy.CreateOrUpdate(new AuditItem(1, "blah", AuditType.Copy, 123), item =>
-                    {
-                        throw new Exception("blah!");
-                    });
-                }
+                defaultPolicy.Update(new AuditItem(1, "blah", AuditType.Copy, 123), item => { throw new Exception("blah!"); });
             }
             catch
             {
@@ -135,13 +121,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Cache
             var defaultPolicy = new DefaultRepositoryCachePolicy<AuditItem, object>(cache.Object, new RepositoryCachePolicyOptions());
             try
             {
-                using (defaultPolicy)
-                {
-                    defaultPolicy.Remove(new AuditItem(1, "blah", AuditType.Copy, 123), item =>
-                    {
-                        throw new Exception("blah!");
-                    });
-                }
+                defaultPolicy.Delete(new AuditItem(1, "blah", AuditType.Copy, 123), item => { throw new Exception("blah!"); });
             }
             catch
             {
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Cache/FullDataSetCachePolicyTests.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Cache/FullDataSetCachePolicyTests.cs
index 96e22e3aff..ee519afb76 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Cache/FullDataSetCachePolicyTests.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Cache/FullDataSetCachePolicyTests.cs
@@ -32,11 +32,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Cache
                     isCached = true;
                 });
 
-            var defaultPolicy = new FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicy<AuditItem, object>(cache.Object, item => item.Id, () => getAll, false);
-            using (defaultPolicy)
-            {
-                var found = defaultPolicy.Get(1, o => new AuditItem(1, "blah", AuditType.Copy, 123));
-            }
+            var policy = new FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicy<AuditItem, object>(cache.Object, item => item.Id, false);
+
+            var found = policy.Get(1, id => new AuditItem(1, "blah", AuditType.Copy, 123), ids => getAll);
             Assert.IsTrue(isCached);
         }
 
@@ -52,12 +50,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Cache
             var cache = new Mock<IRuntimeCacheProvider>();
             cache.Setup(x => x.GetCacheItem(It.IsAny<string>())).Returns(new AuditItem(1, "blah", AuditType.Copy, 123));
 
-            var defaultPolicy = new FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicy<AuditItem, object>(cache.Object, item => item.Id, () => getAll, false);
-            using (defaultPolicy)
-            {
-                var found = defaultPolicy.Get(1, o => (AuditItem)null);
-                Assert.IsNotNull(found);
-            }
+            var defaultPolicy = new FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicy<AuditItem, object>(cache.Object, item => item.Id, false);
+
+            var found = defaultPolicy.Get(1, id => null, ids => getAll);
+            Assert.IsNotNull(found);
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -84,21 +80,17 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Cache
                 return cached.Any() ? new DeepCloneableList<AuditItem>(ListCloneBehavior.CloneOnce) : null;
             });
 
-            var defaultPolicy = new FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicy<AuditItem, object>(cache.Object, item => item.Id, () => getAll, false);
-            using (defaultPolicy)
-            {
-                var found = defaultPolicy.GetAll(new object[] {}, o => getAll);
-            }
+            var policy = new FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicy<AuditItem, object>(cache.Object, item => item.Id, false);
+
+            var found = policy.GetAll(new object[] { }, ids => getAll);
 
             Assert.AreEqual(1, cached.Count);
             Assert.IsNotNull(list);
 
             //Do it again, ensure that its coming from the cache!
-            defaultPolicy = new FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicy<AuditItem, object>(cache.Object, item => item.Id, () => getAll, false);
-            using (defaultPolicy)
-            {
-                var found = defaultPolicy.GetAll(new object[] { }, o => getAll);
-            }
+            policy = new FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicy<AuditItem, object>(cache.Object, item => item.Id, false);
+
+            found = policy.GetAll(new object[] { }, ids => getAll);
 
             Assert.AreEqual(1, cached.Count);
             Assert.IsNotNull(list);
@@ -127,11 +119,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Cache
                 });
             cache.Setup(x => x.GetCacheItem(It.IsAny<string>())).Returns(new AuditItem[] { });
 
-            var defaultPolicy = new FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicy<AuditItem, object>(cache.Object, item => item.Id, () => getAll, false);
-            using (defaultPolicy)
-            {
-                var found = defaultPolicy.GetAll(new object[] { }, o => getAll);
-            }
+            var defaultPolicy = new FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicy<AuditItem, object>(cache.Object, item => item.Id, false);
+
+            var found = defaultPolicy.GetAll(new object[] { }, ids => getAll);
 
             Assert.AreEqual(1, cached.Count);
             Assert.IsNotNull(list);
@@ -150,12 +140,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Cache
                 new AuditItem(2, "blah2", AuditType.Copy, 123)
             });
 
-            var defaultPolicy = new FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicy<AuditItem, object>(cache.Object, item => item.Id, () => getAll, false);
-            using (defaultPolicy)
-            {
-                var found = defaultPolicy.GetAll(new object[] { }, o => getAll);
-                Assert.AreEqual(2, found.Length);
-            }
+            var defaultPolicy = new FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicy<AuditItem, object>(cache.Object, item => item.Id, false);
+
+            var found = defaultPolicy.GetAll(new object[] { }, ids => getAll);
+            Assert.AreEqual(2, found.Length);
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -175,16 +163,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Cache
                     cacheCleared = true;
                 });
 
-            var defaultPolicy = new FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicy<AuditItem, object>(cache.Object, item => item.Id, () => getAll, false);
+            var defaultPolicy = new FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicy<AuditItem, object>(cache.Object, item => item.Id, false);
             try
             {
-                using (defaultPolicy)
-                {
-                    defaultPolicy.CreateOrUpdate(new AuditItem(1, "blah", AuditType.Copy, 123), item =>
-                    {
-                        throw new Exception("blah!");
-                    });
-                }
+                defaultPolicy.Update(new AuditItem(1, "blah", AuditType.Copy, 123), item => { throw new Exception("blah!"); });
             }
             catch
             {
@@ -213,16 +195,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Cache
                     cacheCleared = true;
                 });
 
-            var defaultPolicy = new FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicy<AuditItem, object>(cache.Object, item => item.Id, () => getAll, false);
+            var defaultPolicy = new FullDataSetRepositoryCachePolicy<AuditItem, object>(cache.Object, item => item.Id, false);
             try
             {
-                using (defaultPolicy)
-                {
-                    defaultPolicy.Remove(new AuditItem(1, "blah", AuditType.Copy, 123), item =>
-                    {
-                        throw new Exception("blah!");
-                    });
-                }
+                defaultPolicy.Delete(new AuditItem(1, "blah", AuditType.Copy, 123), item => { throw new Exception("blah!"); });
             }
             catch
             {
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Cache/SingleItemsOnlyCachePolicyTests.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Cache/SingleItemsOnlyCachePolicyTests.cs
index b8e77e9267..55a7f2a893 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Cache/SingleItemsOnlyCachePolicyTests.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Cache/SingleItemsOnlyCachePolicyTests.cs
@@ -25,14 +25,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Cache
             cache.Setup(x => x.GetCacheItemsByKeySearch(It.IsAny<string>())).Returns(new AuditItem[] { });
 
             var defaultPolicy = new SingleItemsOnlyRepositoryCachePolicy<AuditItem, object>(cache.Object, new RepositoryCachePolicyOptions());
-            using (defaultPolicy)
+
+            var found = defaultPolicy.GetAll(new object[] { }, ids => new[]
             {
-                var found = defaultPolicy.GetAll(new object[] { }, o => new[]
-                {
-                    new AuditItem(1, "blah", AuditType.Copy, 123),
-                    new AuditItem(2, "blah2", AuditType.Copy, 123)
-                });
-            }
+                new AuditItem(1, "blah", AuditType.Copy, 123),
+                new AuditItem(2, "blah2", AuditType.Copy, 123)
+            });
 
             Assert.AreEqual(0, cached.Count);
         }
@@ -50,10 +48,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Cache
                 });
 
             var defaultPolicy = new SingleItemsOnlyRepositoryCachePolicy<AuditItem, object>(cache.Object, new RepositoryCachePolicyOptions());
-            using (defaultPolicy)
-            {
-                var found = defaultPolicy.Get(1, o => new AuditItem(1, "blah", AuditType.Copy, 123));
-            }
+
+            var found = defaultPolicy.Get(1, id => new AuditItem(1, "blah", AuditType.Copy, 123), ids => null);
             Assert.IsTrue(isCached);
         }
     }