Commonwealth Games scheme has ‘major risks’, says government projects review

By Jordan Marshall2019-07-23T05:00:00

Infrastructure and Projects Authority warns Birmingham job has ‘issues in number of key areas’

The £778m programme to prepare Birmingham for the 2022 Commonwealth Games requires “urgent action” in order to be a success, according to the Infrastructure and Projects Authority.

In its 2019 Annual Report, the IPA gave the Commonwealth Games an amber/red risk rating, known as a delivery confidence assessment – for what is the programme’s first inclusion in the report’s seven-year existence.

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