Source · Select Committees · Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Recommendation 32
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Paragraph: 129
Departments with large projects should, from 2021, be able to demonstrate compliance with the recommendations...
Conclusion
Departments with large projects should, from 2021, be able to demonstrate compliance with the recommendations of the 2019 Government financial reporting review, the revised Financial Reporting Manual and the forthcoming thematic review of project reporting review of accounts, which included publishing trends in project data. Project data published in departments’ annual reports should be easily reconciled to data published in the IPA annual report and should be consistent with announcements by ministers or local elected officials. Where information on projects differs between these documents and announcements, a clear explanation or reconciliation should be given in the relevant department’s annual report..
Paragraph Reference:
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
4 Annual Report on Major Projects 2019 to 2020, consolidated data and narratives 5 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/827229/ Government_Major_Projects_Portfolio_-_Senior_Responsible_Owners_list_September_2018.csv/preview the 2019 Government financial reporting review, the revised Financial Reporting Manual and the forthcoming thematic review of project reporting review of accounts, which included publishing trends in project data. They are also responsible for publishing data on their major projects in their annual report. Government agrees that project data should be consistent across the different reporting mechanisms and announcements. The data published in the IPA annual report is provided by departments, we would expect this to be reconciled with departmental announcements.