Cabinet Office written question – answered at on 29 November 2017.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what safeguards in relation to the maintenance of assets were imposed on the Royal Parks when it altered its status to become a charity in 2016.
The new charity is charged with maintaining all of the assets for which the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has ultimate responsibility. This is determined in the contract with the new charity, which includes five key performance indicators related to this role. This function is reinforced in the objectives of the new charity, one of which is to "protect, conserve maintain and care for the Royal Parks, including their natural and designed landscapes and built environment, to a high standard consistent with their historic, horticultural, environmental and architectural importance.
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