The Small Ministerial Group, established around November 2022, implemented concessions to the process of acquiring sites, including dispensing with the requirement for a full business case before approving acquisitions. The Home Office began drafting an outline business case for the acquisition of the Northeye site, dated 1 March 2023, but never completed it.42 When asked why a full business case was not developed for the Northeye site, despite is being a condition for HM Treasury approval, t...

The Small Ministerial Group, established around November 2022, implemented concessions to the process of acquiring sites, including dispensing with the requirement for a full business case before approving acquisitions. The Home Office began drafting an outline business case for the acquisition of the Northeye site, dated 1 March 2023, but never completed it.42 When asked why a full business case was not developed for the Northeye site, despite is being a condition for HM Treasury approval, the Home Office explained that it could not complete a full business case in time due to the lack of final cost information for operationalising the site. Type: conclusion | Number: 15 | Response status: under_consideration