The Department paid £2 million in 2020–21 to a professional services firm, PwC, to provide support on grants and operations, including checks on awards made by TNLCF for the Coronavirus Community Support Fund (CCSF).38 We asked why this additional support had been needed and how the Department ensured that it was not duplicating work already being undertaken elsewhere. The Department said that this support was not designed to take over jobs from civil servants and that the majority of the adm...

The Department paid £2 million in 2020–21 to a professional services firm, PwC, to provide support on grants and operations, including checks on awards made by TNLCF for the Coronavirus Community Support Fund (CCSF).38 We asked why this additional support had been needed and how the Department ensured that it was not duplicating work already being undertaken elsewhere. The Department said that this support was not designed to take over jobs from civil servants and that the majority of the administrative work relating to the funding for charities had been completed by civil servants. The Department explained that Ministers wanted to thoroughly Type: conclusion | Number: 11 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: September 2021 3.2 As a result of the COVID-19 emergency and the need to meet tight deadlines to distribute funds safely, DCMS contracted external consultants to provide