Committee news
Govt mission to tackle violence against women and girls requires strong action on all fronts, PAC warns
Victims and survivors continue to be let down as govt departments struggle to keep pace with the evolving nature of violence against women and girls
16 May 2025
Abolishing NHS England with no clear plan for cuts left uncertain future for patients and staff
Govt called on to reduce tragic incidences of patient harm as jaw-dropping amounts paid out on clinical negligence claims
14 May 2025
Cyber threats: Government defences have been outpaced by hostile states and criminals
Government resilience to cyberattack far from where it needs to be as PAC calls for details of fundamentally different approach to meet aim of shielding wider public sector by 2030
9 May 2025
Public Accounts Committee launches eleven new inquiries
The PAC today announces its next slate of upcoming inquiries, providing scrutiny of Government spending and delivery across a range of Government Departments
6 May 2025
As tax collection costs rise, HMRC urged to put customer first – and be ready to adopt AI
PAC report calls for realistic plans to simplify tax system and for HMRC to quickly address decline in trust taxpayers have in it
30 April 2025
Is biomass sustainably sourced? Risk that sector is marking its own homework, PAC warns
Is biomass sustainably sourced? Risk that sector is marking its own homework, PAC warns
25 April 2025
No future for NHS dentistry without reform, warns PAC, as Govt efforts fail to halt decline
Verdict delivered on dental contract as not fit for purpose as patients continue to suffer and PAC calls for transparency on necessary fundamental reform
4 April 2025
DCMS handling of COVID loans criticised as PAC warns of rugby union accountability gap
Report finds DCMS overly optimistic in expectation that all funds will be recouped amid high uncertainty over repayments
2 April 2025
Questions over security of UK energy supply as households exposed to future price spikes
PAC report warns of worryingly high consumer energy debt as nation’s electricity prices highest of countries providing comparable data
28 March 2025
Uphill struggle ahead for Govt’s use of AI as PAC report reveals the scale of the challenge
Out of date tech and poor-quality data put public sector adoption at risk as public trust jeopardised over transparency in use of algorithms
26 March 2025
Cladding crisis: Appalling impact persists as Govt remediation plans fail to measure
Eight years on from Grenfell, PAC urges Govt to put residents at heart of remediation efforts, with thousands of unsafe buildings still yet to be identified
21 March 2025
Govt flying blind on struggling council finances amid unprecedented local audit crisis
Committee warns Government accounts are not focused sufficiently on long-term financial risks posed by climate change, rising health spending, and geopolitical tensions
19 March 2025
Prisons crisis: As justice system faces total gridlock in 2026, PAC calls for rapid action
Failed efforts to increase prison capacity results in endemic overcrowding amid safety risks, increasing violence and hampered rehabilitation efforts
14 March 2025
Electric vehicles: Govt must overcome delays for charging network rollout to succeed
Department for Transport (DfT) slow to ensure available rapid charge points on motorways
12 March 2025
Disadvantaged pupils risk losing out as their funding increasingly used to plug budget gaps
PAC calls on Govt to consider other measures and data alongside academic attainment
7 March 2025
Justice denied: Govt failing to take urgent action on crown court backlogs, PAC warns
Report highlights backlog’s devastating impact on victims of crime and their families as prison population on remand awaiting trial swells to highest level in 50 years
5 March 2025
Department of Health and Social Care spending to be debated in House of Commons main chamber
MPs from PAC and the Health and Social Care Committee, along with Members from across the House of Commons, will debate the spending of the Department of Health and Social Care
28 February 2025
Where now for HS2?: PAC urges Govt to set out what benefit can be salvaged for taxpayer
Scepticism persists over Govt’s ability to successfully deliver programme following litany of failures and unheeded warnings
28 February 2025
£5.5billion lost to tax evasion could be significant underestimate, PAC report warns
Huge gaps in Companies House reforms make fraud too easy as public bodies lack adequate powers to clamp down
12 February 2025
Carbon capture: High degree of uncertainty whether risky investment by Govt will pay off
While lessons learned from past failures in introducing technology, PAC report warns Govt has not assessed likely impact on consumer energy bills of carbon capture programme
7 February 2025