DHSC Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22

Public Accounts Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 18 Jan 2023 Closed: 24 Sep 2023 Parliament page
The Committee will question senior officials at the Department for Health and Social Care about its overall spending and priorities in 2021 to 2022, the second year of the pandemic in the UK. The Committee has previously looked at issues including: - the Government response to the pandemic, particularly the … Read more
3 Recommendations
30 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Oral session
2 Letters
1 Event
Activity timeline 6 events
24 Sep
2023
Report published
5 Jul
2023
Report published
28 Mar
2023
Correspondence
20 Mar
2023
Oral evidence
20 Mar
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
7 Feb
2023
Correspondence
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
20 Mar 2023
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DHSC Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22
Andy Brittain · Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) Ian Peters · UK Health Security Agency Professor Dame Jenny Harries · UK Health Security Agency Shona Dunn · Home Office Sir Chris Wormald · Department of Health and Social Care
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Sixty-Second Report - Department of Health and Social Care 2021–… HC 997 5 Jul 2023 33 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
3 results
Clear
10 Conclusion Not Addressed
Sixty-Second Report - Department o…
UK Health Security Agency established in 2021, consolidating key public health protection functions.
On 18 August 2020, the Department announced a reorganisation of public health in England. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) was subsequently established as an Executive Agency of the Department on 1 April 2021 with its Chair and Chief Executive … Read more
Government Response
The government's response outlines UKHSA's governance improvements, but this conclusion was a factual observation about the agency's establishment, not a recommendation requiring action.
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11 Conclusion Not Addressed
Sixty-Second Report - Department o…
Establishment of UKHSA was a complex and urgent task driven by pandemic imperatives.
The Department told us that there was an operational imperative to establish UKHSA before the winter of 2021–22, which was driven by the state of the pandemic and the need to create a single source of advice for Ministers and … Read more
Government Response
The government's response details governance improvements at UKHSA but does not directly engage with the conclusion's observations regarding the operational imperative for its rapid establishment or the inherent complexity of the task.
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12 Conclusion Not Addressed
Sixty-Second Report - Department o…
UKHSA's complexity compounded by changing remit and significant workforce reduction post-pandemic strategy.
The complexity was compounded by the changing remit for UKHSA and by policy decisions which had significant implications for UKHSA’s size and structure. For example, in March 2022 with the implementation of the ‘living with covid’ strategy, UKHSA began a … Read more
Government Response
The government's response focuses on UKHSA's corporate governance and oversight, rather than directly addressing the observed complexities stemming from its changing remit and restructuring outlined in this conclusion.
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Government Response AI assessment · 33 of 3 classified
Accepted 30
Not Addressed 3
Total 3 recs + 30 conclusions
Correspondence 2 letters
28 Mar 2023 Correspondence from Sir Chris Wormald, Permanent Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Care, re 6th report - DHSC Annual Reports and Accounts 20-21, dated 16 March 2023
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7 Feb 2023 Correspondence from Sir Chris Wormald, Permanent Secretary, Department of Health & Social Care, re Health England Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22, dated 30 January 2023
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