People now blame everything from global warming to the the price of fruit and veg on Lakanal House. But this oversight was announced some time ago, so, no, Kurnal, you are right its nothing to do with it. It is apparently just what you said, an oversight on the part of the overpaid civil servants at a certain Goverment Department (in England and Wales), who want to tell everyone else how to do their jobs but apparently cannot competently master their own.
No wonder they want to strike about redundancy payments, as, come the revolution (or a General Election) that is what some of them will be facing. At least they have that much foresight.
But Wee Brian will be ok cos they will still need someone with brains to do their thinking for them.