Whole of Government Accounts 2020-21

Public Accounts Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 12 Sep 2023 Closed: 3 Apr 2024 Parliament page
The Whole of Government Accounts (WGA) consolidates the accounts of over 10,000 public organisations, including central government departments, local authorities, devolved administrations, the NHS, academy schools and public corporations, to provide the most complete and accurate picture of the UK’s public finances. The 2020-21 WGA provides the most comprehensive view … Read more
4 Recommendations
28 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Oral session
1 Letter
1 Event
Activity timeline 5 events
2 Apr
2024
Report published
26 Jan
2024
Report published
11 Dec
2023
Correspondence
9 Nov
2023
Oral evidence
9 Nov
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
9 Nov 2023
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Whole of Government Accounts 2020-21
Andrew Cartner · HM Treasury Cat Little · Cabinet Office Conrad Smewing · HM Treasury
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Ninth Report - Whole of Government Accounts 2020–21 HC 65 26 Jan 2024 32 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
Clear
30 Conclusion Accepted in Part
Ninth Report - Whole of Government…
Delays in accounts production prevent Whole of Government Accounts from reaching full potential as a tool.
In its written evidence to us, the ICAEW told us that the WGA was not yet filling its full potential as it was not being used as the multi-purpose tool that it should be. The Institute maintained that annual financial … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees to improve WGA accessibility, commits to working with NAO and Parliament on seminars, and has written to the Parliamentary Scrutiny Unit to explore providing training sessions for MPs to better utilise the WGA.
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Government Response AI assessment · 31 of 4 classified
Accepted 22
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 7
Deferred 1
Total 4 recs + 28 conclusions
Correspondence 1 letter
11 Dec 2023 Correspondence from Conrad Smewing, Director General Public Spending, re Follow up to the Whole of Government Accounts (WGA) 2020-21 PAC Hearing, dated 3 December 2023
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