The government's statement concludes: "The decision would benefit stakeholders across the entire span of the supply chain.
Despite that, it concluded: "The decision by the CPS to close its files must not signal a return to the disgraceful behaviour of the past.
But in studying the legal precedents and applying them to "this strange case," he concluded the decision was not as clear-cut as it seemed.
The boardroom shakeup could also be at risk from a legal opinion that reportedly concludes the decision to crop a shortlist of six candidates for "member-nominated directors" down to three is not within the organisation's powers.
The probe concluded the decision, although unprecedented, was competent.
But Mr Larkin concluded the decision was "unsatisfactory and ripe for challenge".
The report concluded the decision to grant the rapist a licence was lawful, but not necessarily acceptable.
The spokeswoman said: "The Audit Commission scrutinised the police authority's decision to purchase Alpha Park and concluded the decision to buy Alpha Park was not unreasonable.
The report, headed by former head of Sky News Nick Pollard and published in December 2012, concluded the decision to shelve the investigation was "seriously flawed" but "done in good faith".
The judgement, which was delivered by Lord Judge, the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, on 18 March 2009 concluded: "The decision leaves some important, unanswered questions.
