Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 14
14
Accepted
The Department has also identified a contract for 3.5 billion gloves where there are allegations...
Conclusion
The Department has also identified a contract for 3.5 billion gloves where there are allegations of modern slavery. When we questioned the Department about this matter, it was unable to confirm the value of the contract. However, it believed that should evidence become available that supports the modern slavery allegations, the supplier is contractually obligated to take the gloves back and return the funds paid back to the Department.27 Establishing a future stockpile
Government response summary AI-generated
The government agrees with the implied recommendation to address the contract with modern slavery allegations. It has established a Dissolution Team to resolve contracts in dispute and will provide quarterly updates to the Committee, with a target implementation date of August 2023.
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Government Response
Accepted
HM Government · verbatim extract
Accepted
2.6 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation Target implementation date: August 2023 2.7 The department has established a Dissolution Team to work through the contracts in dispute to maximise the value obtained from taxpayer’s money. The Dissolution Team is expected to be in place until at least March 2023. 2.8 The department will provide regular updates to the Committee as part of quarterly reporting as laid out in Treasury Minute 13. This will include information about the amount that has been reclaimed against the ‘value at risk’. There will be some instances where the information is commercially sensitive and could impact the department’s ability to successfully pursue cases to completion. Where this is the case, the department will consult with the Parliamentary Clerk to determine how best to provide the information to the Committee in confidence. The information will be made publicly available in due course.
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