The IPA told us that, to remedy this issue, in addition to making attendance at the Major Projects Leadership Academy mandatory for SROs, the IPA aims to give them an assessment and an accreditation to ensure that they have the necessary skills for their roles. This is in addition to introducing the Government Projects Academy next year, which is aimed at improving project delivery skills for professionals across government.32 24 Comptroller and Auditor General, Lessons learned from major programmes, paragraph 20, National Audit Office, HC 960 Session 2019–21; Comptroller and Auditor General, Palace of Westminster Restoration and Renewal, paragraph 13, National Audit Office, HC 315, Session 2019–21; Comptroller and Auditor General, High Speed 2: A progress update, paragraph 29, National Audit Office, HC40, Session 2019–20. 25 Q 22 26 Committee of Public Accounts, Specialist Skills in the civil service, HC 686, December 2020, Conclusions and recommendations, para 1 27 Q 49 28 Committee of Public Accounts, Specialist Skills in the civil service, HC 686, December 2020, Conclusions and recommendations, para 2 29 Q 34 30 Qq 34, 49 31 Q 49 32 Qq 14 49 12 Lessons from major projects and programmes 2 Major projects assurance Transparency