Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 25
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When we reported on this Programme in October 2020, we found the Sponsor Body had...
Conclusion
When we reported on this Programme in October 2020, we found the Sponsor Body had not engaged sufficiently with Members, Peers, Officials, and staff to clarify how it would reconcile the range of individual views within Parliament. While the Sponsor Body should consider Members’ differing perspectives as much as is realistically possible, excessive political interference may muddy the waters, making progress more difficult. We reported that re-opening decisions risked delaying the Programme with increasing risks to personal safety, the Palace structure and taxpayer’s money.64 In January 2022 the NAO found that these risks remained.65