It is not acceptable that the Department has spent £168 million on the Programme, and is about to commit to a further £2 billion for the Functional Assessment Service, without being transparent to Parliament about whether it is meeting Accounting Officer standards. All programmes in the Government Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP) should have an Accounting Officer (AO) assessment conducted and summary published at the earliest possible opportunity. Despite having spent £168 million on the Progr...

It is not acceptable that the Department has spent £168 million on the Programme, and is about to commit to a further £2 billion for the Functional Assessment Service, without being transparent to Parliament about whether it is meeting Accounting Officer standards. All programmes in the Government Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP) should have an Accounting Officer (AO) assessment conducted and summary published at the earliest possible opportunity. Despite having spent £168 million on the Programme since 2018, the Department has not published an AO assessment. We have reported previously that HM Treasury has not done enough to support Accountin Type: conclusion | Number: 7 | Response status: accepted Government response: The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. information on programmes within the Government Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP) and the status of their accounting officer assessments.