Public Accounts - Fifty-Seventh Report

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 15 July 1998.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Terms of Reference

REPORT

Introduction and Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations

The Prison Service's decision not to award both contracts to Securicor/Costain

Whether better solutions could have been achieved

The appointment of advisers and their costs

PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE RELATING TO THE REPORT

MINUTES OF EVIDENCE - Wednesday 21 January 1998 (published as HC 499-i (97-98))

MEMORANDUM INCLUDED IN THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

1  Memorandum by HM Prison Service (PAC/113)  1

WITNESSES

  Mr Richard Tilt, Director General, Mr Julian Le Vay, Director of Finance and Mr Tim Wilson, Head of Contracts and Competition Group, HM Prison Service   9

Mr Bob Le Marechal, Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General  1

Mr Jamie Mortimer, Treasury Officer of Accounts  9

APPENDICES

1  Supplementary Information from HM Prison Service (PAC/234)  24

2   Copy of a Letter to the Clerk of the Committee from the Director General of the Prison Service (PAC/347)  25

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Prepared 29 July 1998