Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 30
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Clerks face challenges balancing programme accountabilities with Corporate Officer responsibilities.
Conclusion
When we last reported on restoration and renewal in June 2022, we were concerned that the Clerks may have felt constrained in sharing their professional views, as accounting officers, on what the restoration and renewal programme could deliver.74 In addition, the Clerks will need to balance their accountabilities to the programme alongside those they hold as Corporate Officers to the Houses. These responsibilities include protecting the personal safety of those working in and using the Palace, which the Clerk of the Parliaments described as ‘working on a building site.’75
Government Response
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