MoD: Improving single living accommodation for service personnel
Public Accounts Committee
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Inquiry
Single Living Accommodation (SLA) is accommodation provided to single and unaccompanied service personnel, normally by means of a Mess or accommodation block. Armed forces surveyi ng s show s just over two in five (42%) service personnel live in SLA during the working week. The MoD states that regular forces …
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Recommendations
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Conclusions
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Letters
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Activity timeline 5 events
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Oral evidence sessions 1 session
25 Feb 2021
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Improving single living accommodation for service personnel
Charlie Pate · Ministry of Defence
David Brewer · Defence Infrastructure Organisation
Lieutenant General James Swift · Ministry of Defence
Sir Stephen Lovegrove · Ministry of Defence
Reports 1 report · click to expand
| Title | HC No. | Published | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fifty-Fourth Report - Improving single living accommodation for … | HC 940 | 23 Apr 2021 | 24 | Responded |
Recommendations & Conclusions
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
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Although many service personnel live in poor quality Single Living Accommodation and are dissatisfied with...
Although many service personnel live in poor quality Single Living Accommodation and are dissatisfied with their accommodation and with the maintenance and repairs service, the Department appeared surprisingly complacent about resolving this long-term issue. There is considerable variability in the …
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Government Response
The government's response did not address the committee's conclusion regarding the quality of Single Living Accommodation for service personnel, instead providing a response related to the identification of clinically extremely vulnerable people by DHSC and NHS Digital.
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Recommendation
Not Addressed
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The lack of a minimum standard for Single Living Accommodation means the Department has no...
The lack of a minimum standard for Single Living Accommodation means the Department has no baseline against which to make investment decisions, or to demonstrate progress towards establishing an estate fit for the 21st century. Unlike for its Service Family …
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Government Response
The government's response is irrelevant to the recommendation, discussing variation in the Shielded Patient List managed by NHS Digital and DHSC, which does not address the call for a minimum standard for Single Living Accommodation.
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Recommendation
Not Addressed
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The Department’s lamentable failure to implement a Single Living Accommodation Management Information System (SLAMIS) over...
The Department’s lamentable failure to implement a Single Living Accommodation Management Information System (SLAMIS) over the past eight years means it is unable to manage its Single Living Accommodation efficiently. Project SLAMIS was initiated in 2013 to provide basic information …
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Government Response
The government response does not address the recommendation about reporting on the SLAMIS system's progress, instead discussing shielding support for vulnerable individuals.
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Recommendation
Not Addressed
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We are concerned that, although Commands have plans to improve Single Living Accommodation, this will...
We are concerned that, although Commands have plans to improve Single Living Accommodation, this will only address the worst problems, and available funding may be used to meet other demands. The Commands have set out plans to spend a total …
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Government Response
The government response provides boilerplate text and references unrelated reports on the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, entirely failing to address the recommendation regarding the reassessment of funding for Single Living Accommodation.
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
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The management of Single Living Accommodation encompasses both people and infrastructure, and involves multiple stakeholders...
The management of Single Living Accommodation encompasses both people and infrastructure, and involves multiple stakeholders across defence. There is no overarching strategy for Single Living Accommodation setting out what the Department wishes to achieve or bringing together the aims of …
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Government Response
The government explicitly addresses a separate PAC recommendation about reviewing SLA governance structures, which is not present in the provided text of this conclusion. It states agreement and outlines plans to enhance governance and confirm a senior sponsor by end of summer 2021.
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
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We asked for an update on the renegotiation of rents for service family accommodation leased...
We asked for an update on the renegotiation of rents for service family accommodation leased from Annington Property Limited, on which the Committee last reported in 2019.75 The Department currently benefits from a 58% reduction in the market rent that …
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Government Response
The government response outlines its broader Defence Accommodation Strategy (DAS), which will consider Annington Homes rent renegotiations as a 'key dependency,' but does not provide an update on the arbitration or address the specific financial implications raised in the conclusion.
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Correspondence 2 letters
16 Nov 2021
Correspondence from David Williams, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, re update on improving single living accommodation for personnel, dated 2 November 2021
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16 Mar 2021
Correspondence from Sir Stephen Lovegrove KCB, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, re Improving single living accommodation for service personnel PAC hearing 25 February 2021, dated 11 March 2021
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