Restoration and Renewal Recall

Public Accounts Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 13 Jan 2023 Closed: 21 Jul 2023 Parliament page
The Committee is recalling senior Parliamentary officials including the clerks of both Houses and the Chief Executives of the Restoration and Renewal Delivery Authority and Sponsor Body, to answer questions on the next steps in the programme. This follows the decision to abolish the Sponsor Body and reopen exploration of … Read more
2 Recommendations
32 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Oral session
4 Letters
1 Event
Activity timeline 8 events
21 Jul
2023
Report published
17 May
2023
Report published
6 Mar
2023
Correspondence
2 Feb
2023
Oral evidence
2 Feb
2023
Correspondence
2 Feb
2023
Correspondence
2 Feb
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
16 Jan
2023
Correspondence
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
2 Feb 2023
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Restoration and Renewal Recall
David Goldstone CBE · Palace of Westminster Restoration and Renewal Delivery Authority Dr John Benger · House of Commons Dr Patsy Richards · Restoration and Renewal Client Team Simon Burton · House of Lords
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Fifty-Second Report - Restoration & Renewal of the Palace of… HC 1021 17 May 2023 34 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
Clear
32 Conclusion Accepted in Part
Fifty-Second Report - Restoration …
No formal process exists for Clerks to challenge misaligned restoration programme decisions.
There is currently no formal process in place should the Clerks be requested to do something they felt did not align with their respective responsibilities. For example, the Clerks cannot overrule the restoration and renewal Client Board or the Programme … Read more
Government Response
The Clerks agree with the conclusion, noting existing limited processes for disagreement and stating that in significant disagreements concerning the R&R works, they would formally record their disagreement in Board minutes and correspondence, rather than implementing a ministerial direction equivalent.
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33 Conclusion Accepted in Part
Fifty-Second Report - Restoration …
Unclear procedure for Clerks to record abuse and override decisions.
The Clerk of the House of Commons suggested that where there was a real abuse of procedure, there would be value to him being able to put this on record through placing a letter in the Library. He mentioned how … Read more
Government Response
The government clarifies that an equivalent of a ministerial direction for Corporate Officers would be of limited value, but states they would record significant disagreements in formal Board minutes and correspondence for both Houses.
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Government Response AI assessment · 34 of 2 classified
Accepted 21
Accepted in Part 2
Acknowledged 2
Deferred 7
Not Addressed 2
Total 2 recs + 32 conclusions
Correspondence 4 letters
6 Mar 2023 Joint correspondence from the House of Commons and House of Lords, dated 27 February 2023, following on from the oral evidence session on Restoration and Renewal Recall, held on Thursday 2 February 2023
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2 Feb 2023 Sir John Benger KCB, Clerk, House at House of Common, re Asbestos update, dated 1 February 2023
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2 Feb 2023 Joint correspondence from Sir John Benger KCB, Clerk, House at House of Common, David Goldstone CBE, Chief Executive, Palace of Westminster Restoration and Renewal Delivery Authority, Simon Burton, Clerk of the Parliaments, House of Lords House of Lords and Dr Patsy Richards, Interim Chief Executive, Palace of Westminster Restoration and Renewal Sponsor Body, re R&R update, dated 30 January 2023
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16 Jan 2023 Correspondence from John Benger, Clerk of the House, Palace of Westminster, re update on Asbestos related incidents, Fire incidents and Stone masonry falls, dated 22 December 2022
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