Twenty-Fifth Report - Asylum accommodation and support transformation programme

Select Committee
Public Accounts Committee HC 683 20 November 2020
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 24 items (6 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 23 of 24 classified)
Accepted 10
Accepted in Part 3
Acknowledged 2
Deferred 1
Not Addressed 6
Rejected 1
Government response
Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Twenty fifth report from Session 2019-21 · published 25 Mar 2021
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Recommendations & Conclusions

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11 Conclusion Deferred
The Department estimated that the accommodation providers could make profits of between 5% and 13%.
Conclusion
The Department estimated that the accommodation providers could make profits of between 5% and 13%. We were concerned that this was about twice as large as would normally be expected by outsourcing companies and asked the Department whether it considered … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government stated that work on using the 'open book accounting' clause to assess provider profits has been temporarily paused due to system stress but intends to restart this work in 2021, looking back through the operational period. It is also strengthening contract management and revising structures.
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