Condition of Government properties

Public Accounts Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 15 Jan 2025 Closed: 21 Aug 2025 Parliament page
The Government owns and manages all kinds of property for the delivery of public services and to support its own operations – from hospitals, schools and prisons, to courts, museums, warehouses and more. The estate overall is valued at around £187.1bn, as of March 2023, with annual running costs of … Read more
6 Recommendations
22 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Oral session
2 Letters
1 Event
Activity timeline 6 events
18 Sep
2025
Report published
4 Sep
2025
Correspondence
11 Jun
2025
Report published
24 Apr
2025
Correspondence
31 Mar
2025
Oral evidence
31 Mar
2025
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
31 Mar 2025
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Cat Little · Cabinet Office Mark Chivers · Cabinet Office Mike Green · Defence Infrastructure Organisation
Title HC No. Published Items Response
29th Report - Condition of Government property HC 641 11 Jun 2025 28 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
Clear
2 Conclusion Rejected
29th Report - Condition of Governm…
Mandate departments to include explicit risk analysis in their updated Strategic Asset Management Plans.
The poor condition of some property and the failure to maintain it is regularly affecting the provision of key public services. Risks relating to property condition have materialised, taking property out of use and impacting functionality of properties such as … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees with the recommendation but states that the Spending Review 2025 did not provide additional resources for the Cabinet Office to support departments in minimizing risks from poor maintenance. Therefore, central support for this work will be limited unless departments pool resources.
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Government Response AI assessment · 25 of 6 classified
Accepted 9
Acknowledged 4
Deferred 1
Not Addressed 10
Rejected 1
Total 6 recs + 22 conclusions
Correspondence 2 letters
4 Sep 2025 To committee Letter from the Civil Service Chief Operating Officer and Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary relating to the 29th Report of Session 2024-25, Condition of Government property, Recommendation 1a, 15 August 2025
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24 Apr 2025 To committee Letter from the Civil Service Chief Operating Officer and Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Office relating to the oral evidence session held on 31 March 2025 on the Condition of Government properties, 11 April 2025
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