DHSC Annual Reports and Accounts 2020-21

Public Accounts Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 1 Feb 2022 Closed: 2 Sep 2022 Parliament page
The NAO has published its report on DHSC’s accounts for the year 2020-21, with its official audit opinion “ qualified” on a series of grounds related to the Department’s spending : - there was insufficient evidence to support the year-end inventory and accruals balances - £1.3 billion of the Department’s … Read more
20 Recommendations
13 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Oral session
3 Letters
1 Event
Activity timeline 7 events
2 Sep
2022
Report published
10 Jun
2022
Report published
24 May
2022
Correspondence
21 Apr
2022
Correspondence
28 Mar
2022
Correspondence
7 Mar
2022
Oral evidence
7 Mar
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
7 Mar 2022
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DHSC Annual Reports and Accounts 2020-21
Andy Brittain · Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) Jonathan Marron · Department for Health and Social Care Shona Dunn · Home Office Sir Chris Wormald · Department of Health and Social Care
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Sixth Report - Department of Health and Social Care 2020–21 Annu… HC 253 10 Jun 2022 33 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
10 results
Clear
2 Recommendation Not Addressed
Sixth Report - Department of Healt…
The procurement of PPE in response to the COVID-19 pandemic overwhelmed existing systems and has...
The procurement of PPE in response to the COVID-19 pandemic overwhelmed existing systems and has exposed weaknesses in the Department’s commercial contracting capability. At the start of the pandemic the Department faced significant challenges in sourcing and procuring PPE in … Read more
Government Response
The response does not address the recommendation of outlining a 'commercial reset' plan and timeline for scaling up commercial capability, and instead discusses internal performance measures and consultations with the sector.
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1 Conclusion Not Addressed
Sixth Report - Department of Healt…
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG), we took...
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG), we took evidence from the Department of Health and Social Care (the Department) on its Annual Report and Accounts for 2020–21.1
Government Response
Acknowledgement of the report.
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11 Conclusion Not Addressed
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Most of the PPE was bought at speed early in the pandemic.
Most of the PPE was bought at speed early in the pandemic. This was at a time when there was a surge in demand in other countries, and at the same time as a temporary decline in global supply as … Read more
Government Response
Conclusion about PPE procurement.
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13 Conclusion
Sixth Report - Department of Healt…
We asked the Department for an update on the current position of contracts it had...
We asked the Department for an update on the current position of contracts it had entered into in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Department has now identified 17 Q 43 18 Q 79 19 Q 88; DHSC 2020–21 ARA, … Read more
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14 Conclusion
Sixth Report - Department of Healt…
The Department has also identified a contract for 3.5 billion gloves where there are allegations...
The Department has also identified a contract for 3.5 billion gloves where there are allegations of modern slavery. When we questioned the Department about this matter, it was unable to confirm the value of the contract. However, it believed that … Read more
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17 Conclusion Not Addressed
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The Department said that in addition to holding a much larger stockpile, another alternate strategy...
The Department said that in addition to holding a much larger stockpile, another alternate strategy it could have previously adopted was to buy British and therefore creating a resilient, flexible PPE manufacturing industry in this country, rather than buying from … Read more
Government Response
The Department said that in addition to holding a much larger stockpile, another alternate strategy it could have previously adopted was to buy British and therefore creating a resilient, flexible PPE manufacturing industry in this country, rather than buying from abroad.
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21 Conclusion
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There has been considerable public and political interest in the Department’s COVID-19 pandemic procurement including...
There has been considerable public and political interest in the Department’s COVID-19 pandemic procurement including how significant amounts of taxpayers’ money had been spent- especially where products had been sourced from new suppliers including from companies with no previous experience … Read more
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29 Conclusion
Sixth Report - Department of Healt…
On 21 February 2022 the Prime Minister outlined the Government’s strategy for living with COVID-19...
On 21 February 2022 the Prime Minister outlined the Government’s strategy for living with COVID-19 including the scaling back of testing, tracing and isolation.54 The Government’s intention is to put an end to the free supply of lateral flow testing … Read more
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32 Conclusion
Sixth Report - Department of Healt…
At the time of our evidence session, one NHS Trust, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS...
At the time of our evidence session, one NHS Trust, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL), had yet to publish its 2019–20 or 2020–21 Annual Report and Accounts. The C&AG reported last year that as a result of the … Read more
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33 Conclusion Not Addressed
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We asked the Department what it was doing to assure itself that the situation at...
We asked the Department what it was doing to assure itself that the situation at UHL would be resolved and whether it was an isolated occurrence or indicative of similar issues that may surface elsewhere in the NHS in the … Read more
Government Response
The government response details NHS England's process for scrutinizing severance cases and contractual payments for NHS and foundation trusts, which is unrelated to the original query about resolving governance issues at UHL and systemic issues within the NHS.
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Government Response AI assessment · 28 of 20 classified
Accepted 20
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 1
Deferred 1
Not Addressed 5
Total 20 recs + 13 conclusions
Correspondence 3 letters
24 May 2022 Correspondence from Sir Chris Wormald, Permanent Secretary, Department of Health and Social Care, re DHSC Annual Reports and Accounts 2020-2021, dated 16 May 2022
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21 Apr 2022 Correspondence from Sir Chris Wormald, Permanent Secretary, Department of Health and Social Care, re DHSC Annual Reports & Accounts 2020-21, dated 19 April 2022
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28 Mar 2022 Correspondence from Sir Chris Wormald, Permanent Secretary, Department of Health and Social Care, re PAC Hearing – DHSC Annual Report & Accounts 2020-21, dated 22 March 2022
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