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Called to account

Published: 24 July 2005
Your report (Science Museum’s ‘showy’ chief quits, News, last week) states that I have announced an “independent inquiry into the accounts” of the National Museum of Science & Industry (NMSI). I requested from Department of Culture Media and Sport an independent review into how our family of three national museums is funded. Dr Lindsay Sharp strongly supported this course. You refer to anonymous allegations of “poor management practices and expenses”. The reality is that such allegations have been rigorously investigated, both by our internal audit committee and externally by the National Audit Office, and found to be entirely without foundation.

Like others, NMSI operates within tight financial constraints. We have had some success in seeking increased income from the private sector. When I told staff that Lindsay Sharp had decided to step down, I underlined the very important contribution he had made to our great institutions.

Lord Waldegrave of North

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