Twenty-Ninth Report - Whitehall preparations for EU Exit

Select Committee
Public Accounts Committee HC 682 2 December 2020
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 27 items (10 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 25 of 27 classified)
Accepted 13
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 2
Not Addressed 5
Rejected 4
Government response
Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Twenty ninth report from Session 2019-21 · published 24 Mar 2021
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Recommendations & Conclusions

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Government continues to spend too much on consultants to undertake work that could be better...
Recommendation
Government continues to spend too much on consultants to undertake work that could be better done by civil servants, and does not do enough to utilise or develop skills and experience in-house. At the peak, more than 22,000 civil servants … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government rejects the recommendation to assess the impact of cross-government working on civil servants. However, it accepts the recommendation to reduce reliance on consultants, establishing a programme with a March 2021 target date to reform engagement and build in-house capability via a new Government Consulting Hub.
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