Whole of Government Accounts 2018-19

Public Accounts Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 4 Nov 2020 Closed: 25 Mar 2021 Parliament page
The Whole of Government Accounts (WGA) is a unique document which provides the most complete and accurate picture available of UK public sector finances. The WGA is a set of financial statements prepared by HM Treasury in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, that consolidates information on the financial performance … Read more
8 Recommendations
16 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Oral session
4 Letters
1 Event
Activity timeline 7 events
2 Nov
2021
Correspondence
14 Sep
2021
Correspondence
10 Sep
2021
Correspondence
20 Jul
2021
Correspondence
26 Mar
2021
Report published
22 Jan
2021
Report published
19 Nov
2020
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
19 Nov 2020
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Whole of Government Accounts 2018-19
Cat Little · Cabinet Office Sir Tom Scholar · HM Treasury Vicky Rock · HM Treasury
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Thirty-Seventh Report - Whole of Government Accounts 2018–19 HC 655 22 Jan 2021 24 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
Clear
6 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Thirty-Seventh Report - Whole of G…
The quality of the next WGA will suffer if the Treasury does not resolve challenges...
The quality of the next WGA will suffer if the Treasury does not resolve challenges in its accounts production process. In recent years, the WGA has improved in quality and the Treasury has taken steps to address our recommendations, such … Read more
Government Response
The government agreed with the recommendation and stated they have set out challenges regarding the WGA 2019-20 publication, now aiming for post-summer recess 2021 instead of the original June 2021 target.
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Government Response AI assessment · 22 of 8 classified
Accepted 19
Accepted in Part 1
Not Addressed 2
Total 8 recs + 16 conclusions
Correspondence 4 letters
2 Nov 2021 Correspondence Catherine Little, Director General, Public Spending Head of Government Finance Function, re Whole of Government Accounts (WGA) 2019-20, dated 23 October 2021
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14 Sep 2021 Correspondence Catherine Little, Director General, Public Spending Head of Government Finance Function, re Whole of Government Accounts (WGA) 2019-20, dated 9 September 2021
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10 Sep 2021 Correspondence from Dame Meg Hillier, Chair, Committee of Public Account, re Whole of Government Accounts, dated 31 August
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20 Jul 2021 Correspondence Catherine Little, Director General, Public Spending Head of Government Finance Function, re Whole of Government Accounts (WGA) 2019-20, dated 13 July 2021
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