Inquiry into Government accounts - Committees

Government Response

The report concerns the published Departmental Annual Reports and Accounts (designed for Parliament and the public) and the Management Accounts (designed for the use of Ministers and officials in managing their Departments).

In most cases Annual Reports and Accounts appear to be currently failing in their purpose of explaining to the public and Parliament the effectiveness of Government spending.

In 2015–16, the Treasury instructed Departments to adopt a new framework for their Annual Reports and Accounts: whilst we welcome this framework, we do not believe it goes far enough. It is disappointing that the Treasury have not monitored any changes in the way that accounts have been used since their reforms of 2015–16.

The Treasury should monitor the use of accounts to identify good practice.

The Committee identifies that the published Annual Report and Accounts should provide information about value for money and commitments made to Parliament in a credible way.

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Tuesday 6 December 2016

10:30am Public

Inquiry into Government accounts - Oral evidence 6 December 2016

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Tuesday 6 September 2016

9:45am Public

Inquiry into Government accounts - Oral evidence 6 September 2016

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Tuesday 24 May 2016

9:45am Public

Inquiry into Government accounts - Oral evidence 24 May 2016

Room 6, Palace of Westminster

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