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Public Accounts Commission

Commons Other Committee

The role of the Public Accounts Commission is defined by the National Audit Act 1983 and the Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011. The Commission’s principal duties under the Acts are to examine the National Audit Office Estimate and lay it before the House, to consider reports from the appointed auditor of the National Audit Office and to appoint non-executive members of the National Audit Office Board.

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Reports, special reports and government responses

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30th Report - Work of the Commission in 2024
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HC 842
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Twenty-ninth Report: Work of the Commission in 2023
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HC 748
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NAO Auditor’s Value for Money Study (2023): Financial Management of Financial Audit Work
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HC 1564
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Correspondence

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Letter from the Chair of Commission to Comptroller and Auditor General, NAO, regarding approval of the new five-year Strategy and Main Estimate 2025/26, dated 31 March 2025
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Letter from the Treasury Officer of Accounts to the Chair of the Public Accounts Commission on the NAO Main Supply Estimate 2025-26, dated 18 March 2025
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Letter from the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee to the Chair of the Public Accounts Commission on the NAO Main Supply Estimate 2025-26, dated 13 February 2025
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Oral evidence transcripts

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26 March 2025
Work National Audit Office Strategy 2025-30 and Main Estimate 2025/26 (Non-inquiry session)
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Oral Evidence
6 March 2024
Inquiry National Audit Office Strategy and Main Estimate 2024-25
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24 January 2024
Work National Audit Office Supplementary Estimate 2023/24 (Non-inquiry session)
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Written evidence

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Work National Audit Office Strategy 2020-21 - 2024-25 (Non-inquiry session)
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Other publications

Minutes and decisions
After each meeting, domestic committees may publish the decisions that were taken and a record of the discussion.
25 published
Agendas and papers
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1 published
Formal Minutes
Formal minutes produced for committee meetings.
6 published
Estimate memoranda
Explanatory memoranda that accompany Government Estimates.
33 published
Older evidence
Written evidence and oral evidence transcripts transferred from our archive website.
28 published
Other documents
Other documents connected to the committee's work.
110 published

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