Fifth Report - COVID-19: Government Support for Charities

Select Committee
Public Accounts Committee HC 250 9 June 2021
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 19 items (7 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 19 of 19 classified)
Accepted 11
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 2
Deferred 1
Not Addressed 3
Rejected 1
Government response
Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Fifth report from Session 2021-22 · published 2 Sep 2021
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Recommendations & Conclusions

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1 Conclusion Not Addressed
On the basis of a Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence...
Conclusion
On the basis of a Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (the Department), The National Lottery Community Fund (TNLCF) and The Charity Commission on the government’s £750 … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government response provides background information on its £750 million financial support package for charities during the COVID-19 pandemic, detailing allocated and paid-out amounts across various schemes, rather than addressing the committee's procedural statement.
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8 Conclusion Not Addressed
The Department provided £30 million of funding to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural...
Conclusion
The Department provided £30 million of funding to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), with £7 million allocated to the Zoo Support Fund.27 We asked the Department why the allocation to DEFRA to support zoos came from … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government provides a general defense of its funding allocation processes and adherence to civil service codes but does not address the committee's specific concern regarding the appropriateness of allocating funds from a charity support package to zoos.
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16 Conclusion Not Addressed
The National Audit Office found that the information available on the geographical distribution of funding...
Conclusion
The National Audit Office found that the information available on the geographical distribution of funding was at times inconsistent or missing, making it difficult to determine the geographical spread of funding awarded. At 19 February 2021, the Department held no … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government states that CCSF grant funding was distributed to every region and almost every local authority in England, with indicative regional funding allocations identified from the outset. It does not address the committee's finding regarding missing or inconsistent data on geographical distribution.
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