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Whole of Government Accounts 2020-21

Status: Closed Opened: 12 Sep 2023 Closed: 3 Apr 2024 4 recommendations 28 conclusions 1 report

The Whole of Government Accounts (WGA) consolidates the accounts of over 10,000 public organisations, including central government departments, local authorities, devolved administrations, the NHS, academy schools and public corporations, to provide the most complete and accurate picture of the UK’s public finances. The 2020-21 WGA provides the most comprehensive view of the public finances after …

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Ninth Report - Whole of Government Accounts 2020–21 HC 65 26 Jan 2024 32 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
26 Conclusion Ninth Report - Whole of Government Acco… Deferred

Pandemic response exposed taxpayers to substantial fraud and error risks, some still undetected.

Government’s response to the pandemic has exposed the taxpayer to substantial financial risks from fraud and error. Government is likely to better understand the incidence of fraudulent receipt of COVID-19 funds over the medium-term as fraud estimates crystallise.44 The Committee has discussed the issue in some detail in its examination …

Government response. The government agrees to continue tracking COVID-related costs, stating it will set out further details on its approach after the HMT Covid Cost Tracker is published in summer 2024, to determine how best to track live spending areas.
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Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
9 Nov 2023 Andrew Cartner · HM Treasury, Cat Little · Cabinet Office, Conrad Smewing · HM Treasury View ↗

Correspondence

1 letter
DateDirectionTitle
11 Dec 2023 — Correspondence from Conrad Smewing, Director General Public Spending, re Follow…