Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 15
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Primary legislation for new RFCA NDPB thwarted by lack of parliamentary time.
Conclusion
One of the two headline recommendations in the Department’s 2019 review of the RFCAs was to regularise and streamline the Council and 13 RFCAs into a single NDPB. This would provide a clear governance structure that aligned with government policy to transmit, delegate, implement and enforce decisions. However, creating an NDPB requires primary legislation, and the Department’s earlier plan to create the necessary legislation was thwarted by a lack of Parliamentary time before the 2024 general election.23
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 19 January 2026. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗