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Twenty-Fifth Report - Asylum accommodation and support transformation programme
Public Accounts Committee
HC 683
Published 20 November 2020
Government response
Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Twenty fifth report from Session 2019-21 · published 25 Mar 2021
Recommendations & Conclusions
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Conclusion
Deferred
The Department estimated that the accommodation providers could make profits of between 5% and 13%.
Conclusion
The Department estimated that the accommodation providers could make profits of between 5% and 13%. We were concerned that this was about twice as large as would normally be expected by outsourcing companies and asked the Department whether it considered …
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Government Response Summary
The government stated that work on using the 'open book accounting' clause to assess provider profits has been temporarily paused due to system stress but intends to restart this work in 2021, looking back through the operational period. It is also strengthening contract management and revising structures.
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