Twenty-Fourth Report - Selecting towns for the Towns Fund

Select Committee
Public Accounts Committee HC 651 11 November 2020
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 27 items (7 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 26 of 27 classified)
Accepted 13
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 6
Deferred 1
Not Addressed 4
Rejected 1
Government response
Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Twenty-fourth report from Session 2019-21 · published 4 Feb 2021
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Recommendations & Conclusions

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8 Conclusion Rejected
The Department’s lack of transparency fuelled accusations of political bias in the selection process.16 Furthermore,...
Conclusion
The Department’s lack of transparency fuelled accusations of political bias in the selection process.16 Furthermore, the Department’s statements to the press, issued after the National Audit Office’s report was published, referred to the report concluding that the selection process had … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government disagrees with the committee, stating that wider government practice precludes sharing full Accounting Officer advice and that a summary, NAO report, and ministerial statements provide sufficient detail on selection decisions.
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