Instead the Chair announced a new deadline insisting the reports needed to be adapted
The Chair of the Public Services Commission has defended the body’s potential legal breach by failing to produce annual reports, stating they needed 'significant restructuring.'
Kate Lord-Brennan faced scrutiny from backbench MHKs who questioned why the report hasn’t been published since 2021, despite the legal requirement to submit it to Tynwald after the end of each financial year.
Ramsey MHK Lawrie Hooper accused the PSC of not complying with the requirement of the Public Services Commission Act 2015 for a report to be produced as soon as practicable, something Ms Lord-Brennan told the House she rejects.*
She instead promised a combined 2022 and 2023 report to be published in January next year.
When pressed on why politicians should trust her timeline, given previous delays, she said she refuses to take the easy option:
*An earlier version of this story did not include this information - we've included this to provide extra clarity.
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