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<p>The Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body has good working relationships with the Infrastructure
and Projects Authority (IPA), HM Treasury and the National Audit Office (NAO). As
the Sponsor Body transitioned out of Parliament, where it existed in shadow form,
to becoming a formal statutory body, advice was sought from the IPA on good practice
and lessons learned in areas such as assurance and governance. The relationship with
the IPA continues to be positive and the Sponsor Body has recently worked with the
IPA to identify independent reviewers for a forthcoming Gateway Review.</p><p>Productive
discussions continue with HM Treasury regarding the Sponsor Body's preparation of
the Outline Business Case for the Restoration and Renewal Programme and, under the
terms of the Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Act 2019, HM Treasury
also has a role to provide advice to the Parliamentary Works Estimates Commission
on the Sponsor Body's Estimate for each financial year prior to that Estimate being
laid in the House of Commons.</p><p>Both the IPA and HM Treasury contributed to the
recent Strategic Review via discussions as part of the Review's Challenge Panel.</p><p>The
NAO published a review of the R&R Programme in April 2020, highlighting the vital
and urgent need to restore the Houses of Parliament. That report contained a number
of helpful recommendations which the Sponsor Body accepted in full. The Sponsor Body
welcomes further reviews by the NAO on behalf of Parliament over the coming years
to ensure value for money is delivered for the taxpayer. Both the Sponsor Body and
Delivery Authority will also continue to work with the NAO to apply lessons learned
from NAO reviews of other projects and programmes as well as in relation to the NAO's
role as the external auditor for the Sponsor Body and Delivery Authority.</p>
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