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
26 Conclusion Deferred
Ninth Report - Whole of Government…
Pandemic response exposed taxpayers to substantial fraud and error risks, some still undetected.
Government’s response to the pandemic has exposed the taxpayer to substantial financial risks from fraud and error. Government is likely to better understand the incidence of fraudulent receipt of COVID-19 funds over the medium-term as fraud estimates crystallise.44 The Committee … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees to continue tracking COVID-related costs, stating it will set out further details on its approach after the HMT Covid Cost Tracker is published in summer 2024, to determine how best to track live spending areas.
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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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