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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We asked why, if safeguarding was essential to the new contracts, the Department’s accommodation contract...
Recommendation
We asked why, if safeguarding was essential to the new contracts, the Department’s accommodation contract with providers did not contain a key performance indicator for safeguarding asylum seekers. The Department agreed that this was a critical aspect of the new … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government rejects the idea of a specific key performance indicator for safeguarding, stating it wouldn't meaningfully capture the wide range of activities. It details existing efforts to work with partners and stakeholders to develop a safeguarding assurance framework, without committing to its publication.
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