Thirty-First Report - Department of Health and Social Care 2022–23 Annual Report and Accounts

Select Committee
Public Accounts Committee HC 459 10 May 2024
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 31 items (4 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 31 of 31 classified)
Accepted 24
Accepted in Part 3
Acknowledged 4
Government response
Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Thirty-first report from Session 2023-24 · published 11 Jul 2025
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Recommendations & Conclusions

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13 Recommendation Accepted in Part
DHSC published 2022-23 accounts six months after deadline, missing pre-summer recess target.
Recommendation
All Departments should aim to lay their accounts and those of their agencies by an administrative deadline of 30 June after the end of the financial year, and no later than the 15 Q 72 16 Qq 50–51 17 Q … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government agrees with the recommendation and is implementing a multi-year plan to gradually bring forward the publication of accounts, targeting a return to pre-summer recess laying for the 2026-27 financial year, acknowledging significant external challenges.
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19 Conclusion Accepted in Part
NHS England and Department are addressing audit timeliness, but external factors still impact progress.
Conclusion
We challenged NHS England and the Department on the extent they were acting on the proposals to improve audit timeliness set out in their 2022–23 governance statements. NHS England stated that it had regular update meetings with all audit firms, … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government agrees with the committee's findings and is implementing a multi-year plan to gradually improve audit timeliness, targeting a return to pre-summer recess laying for the 2026-27 financial year, while acknowledging external challenges in the local audit system.
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31 Conclusion Accepted in Part
NHS England faces challenges in fully recovering identified overpayments from 2022-23.
Conclusion
We asked NHS England whether it was pursuing recovery of the overpaid amounts identified in 2022–23. NHS England told us that it was still seeking to recover more of the overpayments, but that it did not think that it would … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government agrees to pursue recovery of overpaid amounts where legal grounds exist and work is underway, with NHS England retaining oversight of progress, targeting completion by September 2024.
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