C.17 The MPRG Panel meeting is the conclusion of the review. The project team (usually SRO + Programme Director) attends. The aim is a peer-to-peer review, where the Panel engages with the project.
C.18 The formal outcome of the panel is a letter from the panel Chair or HMT Minister, to the department's Permanent Secretary and / or Minister.
C.19 The chair of MPRG makes a decision or makes recommendations to HMT Ministers on the basis of the evidence submitted by MPA and the department, to either:
• Approve the project proceeds on the proposed plan
• Approve the project with conditions, or
• Halt the project's progress