Health department removed Carillion hospital jobs from watchdog's remit

By Jordan Marshall2018-10-19T11:32:00

An NAO report reveals the Midland Metropolitan and Royal Liverpool Hospitals were removed from the Major Projects Authority's portfolio in 2015

The Department of Health lobbied to prevent independent watchdog the Major Projects Authority from having oversight over the hospital jobs felled by the collapse of Carillion.

A report by the National Audit Office has revealed that in quarter four of 2014-15, the then Department of Health lobbied successfully to remove hospital construction projects from the the MPA’s portfolio.

The department, which was headed by Jeremy Hunt at the time, argued as responsibility for these projects lay with hospital trusts and not the department, following a reorganisation, they did not fall under the MPA'a remit.

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