Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 21
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Department allocates additional £65 million funding for local support and expert procurement.
Conclusion
In addition to the support already mentioned, the Department told us it had an additional £65 million of funding to provide further support to local places and procure expert support. The funds were split across: £6 million for Delivery Associates; £38 million in direct grant support to local areas; £11 million to mayoral combined authorities; and some funding to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport for specific heritage support.56 The Department explained the delivery associates were specialist experts in, for example, procurement or commercial negotiation.57 Evaluation
Government Response
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