The Royal Institute of British Architects welcomes this opportunity to provide written evidence to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Paddington Health Campus scheme.
The Royal Institute of British Architects is one of the most influential architectural institutions in the world, and has been promoting architecture and architects since being awarded its Royal Charter in 1837. The 30,000-strong professional institute is committed to serving the public interest through good design. It also represents 85% of registered architects in the UK through its regional structure as well as a significant number of international members. Our mission statement is simple-to advance architecture by demonstrating benefit to society and promoting excellence in the profession.
While we draw attention to some of the lessons learned from the collapse of the Paddington Health Campus scheme in particular, our evidence focuses on our own proposals to improve the operation of the Private Finance Initiative in general and how those proposals could improve the procurement of major public projects in the future.
We look forward to giving oral evidence to the Committee on Monday 5 June.