Recommendation 28

The Department emphasised that its investment committee closely controls how it allocates the £55 million funding, and that it commits money for different proposals in packets. The Department also said, however, that it has not fully allocated the £55 million in extra funding, and that funding 55 C&AG’s Report, para 1.18 56 Q 71 57 Qq 43, 57, 71 58 Q 57 59 Qq 74, 76 18 is still available for good proposals coming forward from different parts of the organisation. It also did not indicate how much of the £55 million has so far been committed and how much is left to be allocated.60 Implementing Government’s long-term ambition for an 80% employment rate