Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 22
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IPA could strengthen its challenge to departments on cross-project learning, despite some improvements.
Conclusion
The IPA told us it could do more to challenge departments to learn from one project to another. The IPA did, however, point to areas where learning is improving in government. For example, the IPA chairs the Government Construction Board, where lessons about what works well in project delivery are shared, and the IPA is preparing materials for departments on what good looks like. The government has also recently produced a report on lessons from the Crossrail project. The IPA told us that non-executive directors and governance boards of major projects can bring helpful learning and insight. The IPA cited the example of the board for the Sizewell C project to build a new nuclear power station, where he is the government non-executive Director.23 21 Qq 9 - 13 22 Q 3; Committee of Public Accounts, Cross-government working, Twelfth Report of Session 2023–24 23 Qq 16; 21–24 Delivering value from government investment in major projects 15