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
25 Jul
2023
Correspondence
25 Jul
2023
Correspondence
21 Jul
2023
Report published
2 Dec
2022
Report published
12 Jul
2022
Oral evidence
12 Jul
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 16, Palace of Westminster
28 Jun
2022
Oral evidence
28 Jun
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
9 Jun
2022
Oral evidence
9 Jun
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
17 May
2022
Oral evidence
17 May
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Oral evidence sessions 9 sessions
12 Jul 2022
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Propriety of governance in light of Greensill
The Rt Hon Sir John Major KG CH
28 Jun 2022
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Darren Tierney · Department for International Trade Simon Case CVO · Cabinet Office
9 Jun 2022
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Rt Hon Lord Pickles · Advisory Committee on Business Appointments
17 May 2022
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Rt Hon Sir Peter Riddell CBE · Cabinet Office
15 Mar 2022
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Propriety of Governance in Light of Greensill (Ministerial Code)
Sir Alex Allan · House of Commons Sir Philip Mawer · House of Commons
11 Jan 2022
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The Lord Evans of Weardale KCB DL · Committee on Standards in Public Life
2 Nov 2021
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Nigel Boardman
13 Jul 2021
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8 Jun 2021
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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
4 results
Clear
5 Recommendation Rejected
Fourth Report - Propriety of Gover…
Putting ACOBA on a statutory basis is not a prerequisite for the Rules to be...
Putting ACOBA on a statutory basis is not a prerequisite for the Rules to be legally enforced and should not delay it being put into operation. Nonetheless, to reflect the importance of its role and to clarify the status of … Read more
Government Response
The Government does not believe that ACOBA should be established in primary legislation, but will allow this reform package to take effect before any further consideration of statutory change, in the next Parliament.
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6 Recommendation Rejected
Fourth Report - Propriety of Gover…
The Government should implement the CSPL’s recommendation to extend the scope of the Business Appointment...
The Government should implement the CSPL’s recommendation to extend the scope of the Business Appointment Rules to prohibit employment in sectors where the applicant has had “significant and direct” responsibility for policy, regulation or the award of contracts rather than … Read more
Government Response
The Government does not believe that the Code, nor any other document, should set out directly indicative examples of sanctions that should apply to particular breaches, with the exception that resignation is expected for Ministers who knowingly mislead Parliament.
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21 Recommendation Rejected
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If the introduction of graduated sanctions to the Ministerial Code is to be effective, it...
If the introduction of graduated sanctions to the Ministerial Code is to be effective, it cannot be used as a means to avoid significant sanction for serious breaches. The Government should outline the range of sanctions and indicative examples of … Read more
Government Response
The government does not believe the Ministerial Code should set out directly indicative examples of sanctions that should apply to particular breaches, except that resignation is expected for Ministers who knowingly mislead Parliament, as it's for the Prime Minister to determine sanctions on a case-by-case basis.
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23 Conclusion Rejected
Fourth Report - Propriety of Gover…
The landscape of standards regulation is a patchwork, with individual watchdogs with different powers, legal...
The landscape of standards regulation is a patchwork, with individual watchdogs with different powers, legal basis, and appointments processes.168 Placing on a statutory basis those that are not already is an opportunity to regularise them to some extent. However, whilst … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees that where standards bodies are committees that the Chair of the body chairs the Advisory Assessment Panel for the recruitment of their independent members, but does not believe that these appointments require an extra layer of independent oversight.
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Government Response AI assessment · 25 of 13 classified
Accepted 3
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 8
Not Addressed 9
Rejected 4
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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