Fifty-Fourth Report - Improving single living accommodation for service personnel
Select Committee
Public Accounts Committee
HC 940
23 April 2021
Government response
Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Fifty-fourth report from Session 2019-21 · published 2 Sep 2021
Recommendations & Conclusions
6 results
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
Although many service personnel live in poor quality Single Living Accommodation and are dissatisfied with...
Conclusion
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 Summary
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
The lack of a minimum standard for Single Living Accommodation means the Department has no...
Recommendation
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 Summary
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
The Department’s lamentable failure to implement a Single Living Accommodation Management Information System (SLAMIS) over...
Recommendation
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 Summary
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
We are concerned that, although Commands have plans to improve Single Living Accommodation, this will...
Recommendation
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 Summary
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
The management of Single Living Accommodation encompasses both people and infrastructure, and involves multiple stakeholders...
Conclusion
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 Summary
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
We asked for an update on the renegotiation of rents for service family accommodation leased...
Conclusion
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 Summary
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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