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Twenty-Fourth Report - Selecting towns for the Towns Fund

Public Accounts Committee HC 651 Published 11 November 2020

Report Status

Government responded

Conclusions & Recommendations

27 items (7 recs)

Source

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Government Response

AI assessment · 26 of 27 classified

Accepted 13

Accepted in Part 1

Acknowledged 6

Deferred 1

Not Addressed 4

Rejected 1

Government response

Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Twenty-fourth report from Session 2019-21 · published 4 Feb 2021

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Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item

8 Conclusion Rejected

The Department’s lack of transparency fuelled accusations of political bias in the selection process.16 Furthermore,...

Conclusion

The Department’s lack of transparency fuelled accusations of political bias in the selection process.16 Furthermore, the Department’s statements to the press, issued after the National Audit Office’s report was published, referred to the report concluding that the selection process had … Read more

Government Response Summary

The government disagrees with the committee, stating that wider government practice precludes sharing full Accounting Officer advice and that a summary, NAO report, and ministerial statements provide sufficient detail on selection decisions.

HM Treasury

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