Juego Olimpicos Londres

House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts

Preparations for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Seventy-fourth Report of Session 2010–12
Report, together with formal minutes, oral and written evidence

Ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 29 February 2012

HC 1716
Published on 9 March 2012 by authority of the House of Commons London: The Stationery Office Limited£12.00

Committee of Public Accounts
The Committee of Public Accounts is appointed by the House of Commons to examine ‘‘the accounts showing the appropriation of the sums granted by Parliament to meet the public expenditure, and of such other accounts laid before Parliament as the committee may think fit’’ (Standing Order No 148). Current membership Rt Hon Margaret Hodge (Labour, Barking) (Chair)Mr Richard Bacon (Conservative, South Norfolk) Mr Stephen Barclay (Conservative, North East Cambridgeshire) Jackie Doyle-Price (Conservative, Thurrock) Matthew Hancock (Conservative, West Suffolk) Chris Heaton-Harris (Conservative, Daventry) Meg Hillier (Labour, Hackney South and Shoreditch) Fiona Mactaggart (Labour, Slough) Mr Austin Mitchell (Labour, Great Grimsby) Nick Smith (Labour, BlaenauGwent) Ian Swales (Liberal Democrats, Redcar) James Wharton (Conservative, Stockton South) Stewart Jackson (Conservative, Peterborough) The following Members were also Members of the committee during the parliament: Dr Stella Creasy (Labour/Cooperative, Walthamstow) Justine Greening (Conservative, Putney) Joseph Johnson (Conservative, Orpington) Eric Joyce (Labour, Falkirk) Rt Hon Mrs Anne McGuire(Labour, Stirling) Powers The powers of the Committee are set out in House of Commons Standing Orders, principally in SO No 148. These are available on the internet via www.parliament.uk. Publications The Reports and evidence of the Committee are published by The Stationery Office by Order of the House. All publications of the Committee (including press notices) are on the internet atwww.parliament.uk/pac. A list of Reports of the Committee in the present Parliament is at the back of this volume. Additional written evidence may be published on the internet only. Committee staff The current staff of the Committee is Philip Aylett (Clerk), Lori Verwaerde (Senior Committee Assistant), Ian Blair and Michelle Garratty (Committee Assistants) and Alex Paterson (Media Officer). Contacts Allcorrespondence should be addressed to the Clerk, Committee of Public Accounts, House of Commons, 7 Millbank, London SW1P 3JA. The telephone number for general enquiries is 020 7219 5708; the Committee’s email address is pubaccom@parliament.uk.

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Contents
Report
Summary Conclusions and recommendations 1  2  3  The public sector costs of the Games and their legacy Operational delivery of theGames Delivering the promised legacy
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Formal Minutes Witnesses List of printed written evidence List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

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Summary
The Olympic Games are a huge endeavour against a fixed deadline and under the eyes of the world. The Government’s preparations and management of the £9.3 billion Public SectorFunding Package are led by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. The Department works with a wide range of bodies including the Olympic Delivery Authority, which is responsible for the construction of new venues and infrastructure required for the Games, and the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), which is responsible for staging the Games. The OlympicDelivery Authority’s programme is on track and within budget. The Delivery Authority’s management of its building programme has been exemplary. However, due mainly to significant increases in the cost of venue security, the likelihood of staying within the overall £9.3 billion Public Sector Funding Package is very finely balanced once the Department’s own best estimates of the most likely costs...