Former Cabinet Office chief and DfE permanent secretary deny giving charity extra leeway amid criticism over millions of pounds in taxpayer grantsCivil servants believe denied giving collapsed charity Kids Company special treatment amid criticism over the way millions of pounds in taxpayer grants were spent.
Appearing before the Commons public accounts committee,former Cabinet Office permanent secretary Richard Heaton and the Department for Education permanent secretary, Chris Wormald, and admitted there were lessons to be learned from the way the situation was handled.
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Source: theguardian.com