Twenty-Second Report - Tackling local air quality breaches

Select Committee
Public Accounts Committee HC 37 26 October 2022
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 33 items (6 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 22 of 33 classified)
Accepted 7
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 9
Rejected 5
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Recommendations

1 results
3 Accepted in Part
Central government has not always got the balance right in how it works in partnership...
Recommendation
Central government has not always got the balance right in how it works in partnership with local government, having been prescriptive in some respects, while seeming to avoid responsibilities that naturally sit at a national level in others. The best … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government agrees with the recommendation. It states that local authorities are responsible for developing Clean Air Plans, with support from a dedicated account manager, and that each local authority has the flexibility to identify measures other than Clean Air Zones. They will write to the Committee by the end of February 2023 with a further update on how it is engaging with local authorities.
HM Treasury
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