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Fifty-Second Report - Restoration & Renewal of the Palace of Westminster – 2023 Recall

Public Accounts Committee HC 1021 Published 17 May 2023

Report Status

Government responded

Conclusions & Recommendations

34 items (2 recs)

Source

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Government Response

AI assessment · 34 of 34 classified

Accepted 21

Accepted in Part 2

Acknowledged 2

Deferred 7

Not Addressed 2

Government response

Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Fifty-second report from Session 2022-23 · published 21 Jul 2023

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Recommendations & Conclusions

2 items

13 Conclusion Not Addressed

Programme leadership capacity significantly diminished following staff departures and recruitment difficulties.

Conclusion

During this time, the House Administrations also worked to transition from the former Sponsor Body into the R&R Client Team. We have previously highlighted the risk that delays to changing the programme governance, and continuing uncertainty, could lead to a … Read more

Government Response Summary

The government's response outlines future programme milestones for presenting a strategic case and developing costed proposals but does not address the committee's specific observations regarding challenges in staff transition, loss of leadership, and difficulties in recruiting to key roles within the R&R programme.

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34 Conclusion Not Addressed

Clerks' capacity and expertise for large projects remain concerning, amidst leadership changes.

Conclusion

We have previously expressed concern that the Clerks do not have the expertise or the capacity to successfully oversee a large infrastructure project of this cost and complexity. Their previous experience overseeing work on, for example, Elizabeth Tower shows how … Read more