Propriety of governance in light of Greensill

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 11 May 2022 Closed: 9 Oct 2023 Parliament page
The collapse of Greensill Capital and the subsequent revelations about its relationship with government and Whitehall have raised significant concerns about the propriety of governance in this country. In April 2021, PACAC launched an inquiry into the effectiveness of rules to prevent conflicts of interest and regulation of access by … Read more
13 Recommendations
29 Conclusions
2 Reports
9 Oral sessions
7 Letters
9 Events
Activity timeline 28 events
12 Jul
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 16, Palace of Westminster
28 Jun
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
9 Jun
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
17 May
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Oral evidence sessions 9 sessions
Propriety of governance in light of Greensill
The Rt Hon Sir John Major KG CH
Propriety of governance in light of Greensill
Darren Tierney · Department for International Trade Simon Case CVO · Cabinet Office
Propriety of governance in light of Greensill
Rt Hon Lord Pickles · Advisory Committee on Business Appointments
Propriety of governance in light of Greensill
Rt Hon Sir Peter Riddell CBE · Cabinet Office
Propriety of Governance in Light of Greensill (Ministerial Code)
Sir Alex Allan · House of Commons Sir Philip Mawer · House of Commons
Propriety of governance in light of Greensill
The Lord Evans of Weardale KCB DL · Committee on Standards in Public Life
Propriety of governance in light of Greensill
Nigel Boardman
Propriety of governance in light of Greensill
Propriety of governance in light of Greensill
Bill Crothers · Cabinet Office Ian Watmore · Cabinet Office Sir John Manzoni KCB · Cabinet Office The Rt Hon Lord Maude of Horsham · Member of the House of Lords
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
24 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Fourth Report - Propriety of Gover…
The various ethics regulators should continue to be separate and should not be consolidated into...
The various ethics regulators should continue to be separate and should not be consolidated into a single ethics regulator. Nonetheless, coordination is to be encouraged. Current informal coordination could be firmed up by establishing a committee comprising the heads of … Read more
Government Response
The Government is committed to improving transparency around direct ministerial appointments, and will be requiring departments to publish annually a list of DMAs under their remit and will further require that the terms of reference for DMAs are published online.
Government Response AI assessment · 25 of 13 classified

Total 13 recs + 29 conclusions
Correspondence 7 letters
25 Jul 2023 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Oliver Dowden MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on the Government Response - Propriety of Governance in Light of Greensill, dated 20.7.23
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25 Jul 2023 From committee Letter to Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on the Government's response to PACAC report on Greensill (and other matters), dated 21.7.23
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23 Jun 2021 To committee Letter from Suzanne Heywood on Propriety of governance in light of Greensill, dated 14.6.21
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23 Jun 2021 To committee Letter from John Manzoni on Propriety of governance in light of Greensill, dated 15.6.21
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25 May 2021 Correspondence with Simon Case, Cabinet Secretary on propriety and ethics in Government, dated 27.4.21, 14.5.21 and 20.5.21
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26 Apr 2021 To committee Letter from Simon Case, Cabinet Secretary on management of outside interests by the Civil Service, dated 23.04.21
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26 Apr 2021 To committee Letter from Chair to Simon Case, Cabinet Secretary on Audit of Civil Service dual roles and secondments, dated 15.4.21
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