{"id":925,"date":"2024-06-03T14:47:34","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T13:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhwnews.com\/?p=925"},"modified":"2024-06-03T14:47:34","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T13:47:34","slug":"accountability-within-public-bodies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dhwnews.com\/?p=925","title":{"rendered":"Accountability within Public Bodies"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<p>You might be interested in the following consultation that is open until 14 June 2024<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018Open call for evidence &#8211; <strong>Accountability within Public Bodies<\/strong>\u2019 consultation supporting documents are accessible via the following link.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/calls-for-evidence\/accountability-within-public-bodies\"><strong>Accountability within Public Bodies &#8211; GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I have spent over thirty years (since before the MWEFAS planning inquiry in 1992) saying that the EA could and should do better in design, construction, operation and maintenance. \u00a0I do not knowingly have a problem with the small flood schemes but MWEFAS after 20 years still has unresolved issues. \u00a0Furthermore and in my opinion the taxpayers should be getting a complete RTS project (including Channel One) and better value-for-money.<\/p>\n<p>After Hillsborough, Grenfell, Horizon, Elizabeth Line, HS2 and Contaminated Blood Products \u2013 maybe somebody is actually asking the right questions at last?\u00a0 Time for dose of candour maybe?<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/calls-for-evidence\/accountability-within-public-bodies\">Accountability within Public Bodies &#8211; 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