Twenty-Sixth Report - Department of Work and Pensions Accounts 2019-20

Select Committee
Public Accounts Committee HC 681 18 November 2020
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 33 items (12 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 33 of 33 classified)
Accepted 22
Accepted in Part 3
Acknowledged 1
Deferred 1
Not Addressed 6
Government response
Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Twenty sixth report from Session 2019-21 · published 25 Mar 2021
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Recommendations & Conclusions

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8 Conclusion Acknowledged
The Department’s figures show that payment timeliness was maintained at around pre-COVID-19 levels.
Conclusion
The Department’s figures show that payment timeliness was maintained at around pre-COVID-19 levels. Its preliminary statistics show that 89% of new claims were paid on time and in full from 1 March 2020 to 26 May 2020.13 This followed the … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government's response, which is identical to a response to a different recommendation, states the Department has learned from its flexible pandemic response and has strengthened capabilities for future challenges, thus confirming its ability to maintain performance, but does not directly address the specific observation about payment timeliness.
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