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Session 2002-03
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Public Accounts - Fourteenth Report

Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 31 March 2003.

CONTENTS

Terms of Reference

FOURTEENTH REPORT

Introduction and list of conclusions and recommendations
The deteriorating financial performance of the Royal Mint in recent years
Weaknesses that gave rise to thefts of banknotes in 1997 and 2001
The allegations of improper payments by the Royal Mint
The applicability of 'Crown Immunity' to the Royal Mint

PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE RELATING TO THE REPORT

EVIDENCE (Wednesday 23 October 2002) (HC 1184-i, Session 2001-02)

Wednesday 23 October 2002
MEMORANDA
1 Memorandum submitted by the Royal Mint  Ev 1
2 Memorandum submitted by the Birmingham Mint  Ev 1

WITNESSES
Sir John Bourn KCB, Comptroller and Auditor General  Ev 1
Mr Brian Glicksman, Treasury Officer of Accounts  Ev 1
Mr Gerald Sheehan, Deputy Master and Comptroller (Chief Executive), Royal Mint  Ev 3

APPENDICES
1 Supplementary memorandum submitted by the Royal Mint  Ev 19
2 Supplementary memorandum submitted by HM Treasury  Ev 22
3 Further memorandum submitted by the Royal Mint  Ev 23
4 Letter to the Chairman of the Committee from the Comptroller and Auditor General   Ev 25

LIST OF REPORTS PUBLISHED IN SESSION 2002-03