Committee news
Taxpayer on the hook for billions in extra nuclear plant decommissioning costs
Public Accounts Committee publishes report on the future of the Advanced Gas-cooled Reactors
20 May 2022
Government approach to Covid support “will cost taxpayer billions and billions” in fraud and error
Public Accounts Committee publishes report on the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Annual Report and Accounts 2020–21
18 May 2022
PAC: Ukraine invasion “begs serious questions about the pace, scope and ambition” of UK defence capability plans
Public Accounts Committee publishes report on Ministry of Defence Equipment Plan 2021–31
11 May 2022
PAC: ‘Spend to save’ on women in the criminal justice system
Public Accounts Committee publishes report on improving outcomes for women in the criminal justice system
28 April 2022
PAC says government “complacent” about preventing “eye-watering” levels of fraud in the Covid Bounceback Loan Scheme
Public Accounts Committee publishes follow-up report on the Bounce Back Loans Scheme:
27 April 2022
PAC: Private rented housing “failing far too often to provide safe and secure homes”
Public Accounts Committee publishes report into regulation of private renting
13 April 2022
PAC “not confident” in HMRC’s ability to pull back tax debt after “game-changing” pandemic hit
Public Accounts Committee publishes report on HMRC’s management of tax debt
26 March 2022
Tens of millions of public money used to “prop up” poorly managed academy schools with potentially excessive levels of pay
Public Accounts Committee publishes report on Academies Sector Annual Report and Accounts 2019/20
25 March 2022
Government failure to learn pandemic lessons will come at high cost to generations
Public Accounts Committee publishes report on the Government preparedness for the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons for government on risk
23 March 2022
Benefits from new trade agreements extremely uncertain while risks of slipping standards, increased costs and revenue losses remain
Public Accounts Committee publishes report on the progress with trade negotiations
18 March 2022
DHSC has “overseen years of decline in the NHS’s cancer and elective care”
Public Accounts Committee publishes report on NHS backlogs and waiting times in England
16 March 2022
PAC: MoJ’s “meagre” ambition to fix breaking CJS as year-plus waits for serious criminal trials more than trebles
Public Accounts Committee publishes report: Reducing the backlog in criminal courts
9 March 2022
Reducing staffing, narrowing curricula and reducing SEND support to maintain schools’ finances risks “damage to children’s education”
Public Accounts Committee publishes report on Financial sustainability of schools in England
4 March 2022
UK Net Zero 2050: Government “without answers to key questions” on costs or funding target set in law
Public Accounts Committee publishes report on Achieving Net Zero: Follow up
2 March 2022
“Chaotic” £1.9BN Kickstart scheme for youth employment fails to deliver for young people or taxpayer
Public Accounts Committee publishes report on DWP Employment Support Kickstart scheme
25 February 2022
Government has risked & lost “unacceptable” billions of taxpayers’ money in its Covid response - and must account to the generations that will pay for it
Public Accounts Committee publishes report: COVID-19 cost tracker update
23 February 2022
HMRC ignorance and inaction “rewarding the unscrupulous” and looks “soft on fraud”
Public Accounts Committee publishes report on HMRC Performance in 2020–21
11 February 2022
‘Clear increase in costs, paperwork and border delays’ for UK business since Brexit not helped by repeated delays to new import regime
Public Accounts Committee publishes report on EU Exit: UK Border post transition
9 February 2022
No rationale or benefits in Greensill pharmacy payments scheme as PAC slams failures on conflicts of interest and delivery
Public Accounts Committee publishes report on the pharmacy early payment and salary advance schemes in the NHS
4 February 2022
Chronic lack of accountability and transparency in local government finance will hamper pandemic recovery
Public Accounts Committee publishes report on Local Government Finance System: Overview and Challenges
2 February 2022