The National Audit Office (NAO) has released a report setting out
the progress made by the Department for Transport (the
Department) and High Speed Two Limited (HS2 Ltd) in implementing
its recommendations for the High Speed Two programme.1
Progress in implementing National Audit Office
recommendations: High Speed Two - finds that the Department
and HS2 Ltd have accepted and taken steps to implement all of the
NAO's recommendations on the High Speed Two programme.Seven of
the 14 recommendations have been implemented, and seven are work
in progress.
Many of the NAO's recommendations will remain relevant
throughout the life of the High Speed Two programme and require
ongoing work by the Department and HS2 Ltd. However, the NAO
accepts some recommendations cannot be implemented until key
decisions have been made, particularly on Phase Two of the
programme.
The NAO has reviewed the progress of the High Speed Two
programme on four previous occasions, examining preparations and
future risks to value for money.2 It
plans to continue reviewing the programme in detail at key points
of delivery.
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Notes for Editors
1. Today’s report is not a review of the current status of
the overall High Speed Two programme, or the Department and HS2
Ltd’s management of the programme.
2. Today’s report examines progress implementing the
recommendations in Progress with preparations
for High Speed 2 (2016) and High
Speed Two: A progress update (2020). In compiling the
report, the NAO has not reviewed progress against recommendations
in High
Speed 2: A review of early programme preparation(2013),
as the programme has developed significantly since then. The
Investigation into land and property acquisition for Phase One
(London – West Midlands) of the High Speed 2 programme
(2018) did not have recommendations.
