Investigation into the management of the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre

To help manage the emerging risks, we recommend that the Department: implement its plans to mitigate the impact on time and cost of the ongoing legal process regarding planning permission and to regularly review and update these plans in light of new developments.

To help manage the emerging risks, we recommend that the Department: reflecting that new risks have emerged since the Full Business Case was approved (such as difficulties with planning permission and construction cost inflation), have further discussions with HM Treasury over putting in place additional trigger points for mechanisms to control costs.

To help manage the emerging risks, we recommend that the Department: c ensure that senior programme and project leaders have the necessary skills or have completed appropriate training, to help comply with IPA guidance which states that SROs are expected to have prior experience of project delivery and to have completed, or to complete, appropriate development.