However, as revealed last week, the response document confirms that the Environment and Public Services Committee has asked the Attorney General for advice on what it can do to recoup £186,000 of taxpayers’ money paid to Connex in compensation in respect of a shift allowance for drivers.
The bus company had argued that it did not know this money would have to be paid when it submitted its tender.
But the committee of inquiry concluded that Connex were told early enough about the possible liability and should have acted to include it in the costings.
The response from Environment was circulated to States Members today and expresses disappointment that evidence submitted in defence of politicians and officers ‘appears to have been ignored’ by the inquiry.
It is understood that many of the points raised in the Environment document were made to the inquiry team before it published its final report.
