Committee news
Comment: HS2
Chair reacts to the announcement that the Birmingham-Manchester HS2 high-speed rail line would be cancelled
5 October 2023
UK Public Accounts Committee Network hosted in Westminster
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) hosted representatives of financial scrutiny committees and national audit bodies from around the UK, Crown Dependencies and British Islands and Mediterranean Region at an event earlier this month
25 September 2023
Government must better guide and support Whitehall to reset failing projects
Government must better guide and support Whitehall to reset failing projects
15 September 2023
Whitehall staffing cuts add to digital skills shortages and risk increased costs
Public Accounts Committee publishes report on Digital transformation in government: addressing the barriers to efficiency
13 September 2023
Fraud and corruption against government: Large gaps remain in Government’s understanding of risks
Public Accounts Committee publishes report on tackling fraud and corruption against government
8 September 2023
RAAC and waste reforms on agenda for Public Accounts Committee
Public Accounts Committee discuss concerns around the use of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete
7 September 2023
COVID business support fraud: Government slow to take action to recover estimated £1.1bn losses
COVID business support fraud: Government slow to take action to recover estimated £1.1bn losses
6 September 2023
Almost a million young adults entitled to unclaimed Child Trust Funds worth £1.7bn
Public Accounts Committee publishes report on child trust funds
26 July 2023
Concerning pressures on NHS mental health staff causing vicious cycle of staff shortages
Public Accounts Committee publishes report on progress in improving NHS mental health services
21 July 2023
PPE Medpro report published by Public Accounts Committee
PAC publishes report on PPE Medpro: Awarding of contracts during the pandemic
18 July 2023
Significant costs to emergency services caused by Home Office failures on communications network
Public Accounts Committee publishes report on the Emergency Services Network
14 July 2023
HS2 Euston: Government does not know what it is trying to achieve with the station
Public Accounts Committee publishes report on HS2 Euston
7 July 2023
UK Health Security Agency set up with no formal governance and weak financial controls
Public Accounts Committee publishes report on the Department of Health and Social Care 2021–22 Annual Report and Accounts
5 July 2023
PAC seriously concerned at Court Reform Programme’s multiple delays and revisions
Public Accounts Committee publishes report on Court Reform Programme: progress review
30 June 2023
Unacceptably high backlog in local government audit system may get worse before improving
Public Accounts Committee publishes report on timeliness of local auditor reporting
23 June 2023
Green power goals jeopardised by lack of overarching Government plan
Public Accounts Committee publishes report on decarbonising the power sector
21 June 2023
Energy bills support took too long to get to those most in need
Public Accounts Committee publishes report on energy bills support
16 June 2023
AEA Technology pension ‘another case of government not giving people enough time or support to make complex financial decisions’
Public Accounts Committee publishes report on AEA Technology Pension Case
14 June 2023
Government not doing enough to support foreign inward investment outside London
Public Accounts Committee publishes report on supporting investment into the UK from overseas
9 June 2023
PAC warns on ‘lost decade’ in education for disadvantaged children
Public Accounts Committee publishes report on education recovery in schools
7 June 2023