Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 1
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Accepted
Committee took evidence from Treasury, IPA, and four SROs on resetting major programmes.
Conclusion
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence from HM Treasury and the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) about resetting major programmes.2 We also took evidence from four senior responsible owners (SROs): Matthew Lodge, Government SRO for Crossrail, Department for Transport; Neil Couling, SRO for Universal Credit, Department for Work & Pensions; Dr David Marsh, SRO for the Ajax programme, Ministry of Defence; and Jim Barton, SRO for the Electronic Monitoring programme, Ministry of Justice.
Government Response Summary
The government commits to clarifying and updating HM Treasury's guidance for the Treasury Approvals Process to specify how programme and project resets fit within existing approval and assurance processes.
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. necessary to clarify how existing processes and good practice apply to programme and project resets, filling in any gaps as required. This includes updating HM Treasury’s guidance for the Treasury Approvals Process for programmes and projects to clarify how programme and project resets fit within existing Treasury approval and assurance processes, including when HM Treasury approval and updated accounting officer assessments are required and how IPA assurance reviews and wider processes such as ‘response to red’ might trigger a reset.