Focusing on the future, we were keen to understand whether the lessons learned from the pandemic were being turned into plans that could be safely stored and, if necessary, taken off the shelf to help in a future emergency.66 This committee has commented before on the impact that staff turnover has on skills and experience in key departments. Three of our four witnesses had not been in post at the start of the pandemic, and one of the two departments giving evidence to us was a recent product...

Focusing on the future, we were keen to understand whether the lessons learned from the pandemic were being turned into plans that could be safely stored and, if necessary, taken off the shelf to help in a future emergency.66 This committee has commented before on the impact that staff turnover has on skills and experience in key departments. Three of our four witnesses had not been in post at the start of the pandemic, and one of the two departments giving evidence to us was a recent product of Machinery of Government changes.67 DBT told us that its grants champion is working with a community of grant specialists across government and with t Type: conclusion | Number: 27 | Response status: accepted Government response: The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: Spring 2024 The DBT will take account of IPSOS evaluation findings and best practice including anticipated guidance (Cabinet Office “Emergency Situation Grants” and the HM Treasury