Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 21
21
Accepted
Department did not consider Letter of Support required separate parliamentary notification.
Conclusion
The Department did not consider the Letter of Support to require separate notification to Parliament in line with the requirements of Managing Public Money on the basis of the following:35 • Issuing the Letter of Support is not outside of the Department’s normal course of business • The Department does not deal with Post Office on a commercial basis • The size of the liability (excluding redress which has separate budgetary cover) is not large relative to the Department’s overall budget • Issuing the letter is neither novel, contentious nor repercussive.
Government Response Summary
The government commits to providing a formal notification to the Committee when the Letter of Comfort to the Post Office Limited is issued, with a target implementation date of Winter 2025.
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
3.3 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: Winter 2025 3.4 The department will provide a formal notification to the Committee when the Letter of Comfort to the Post Office Limited is issued.