Recommendation 25

In terms of parliamentary engagement, the Programme SRO identified this as an area where the Sponsor Body had previously not done enough.58 In October 2022, the newly established Client Board acknowledged that engagement had not been sufficient, with a new approach and greater collaboration needed.59 This was also recognised by the Sponsor Body itself, with former Chair describing fundamental challenges around identifying the ‘client’ and the need for senior political figures to be more involved to drive decision taking and achieve consensus.60