Select Committee · Public Accounts Committee

Home Office recall: Spring 2021

Status: Closed Opened: 23 Mar 2021 Closed: 16 Nov 2021 2 recommendations 15 conclusions 1 report

The Committee will question senior officials at Home Office on current and recurring issues that have arisen in a range of Committee inquiries , including the long-delayed Emergency Services Network, the Windrush Compensation Scheme and wider issues of immigration enforcement, and the almost two decades of failed digital infrastructure projects for security at the UK … Show more

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Fourteenth Report - Windrush Compensation Scheme HC 174 27 Jul 2021 17 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
1 Conclusion Fourteenth Report - Windrush Compensati… Acknowledged

On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence...

On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence from the Home Office (the Department) about the Windrush Compensation Scheme.1

Government response AI summary
The government acknowledges the committee's report and evidence-taking process regarding the Windrush Compensation Scheme, noting that the government's response follows the committee's report publication.
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Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
7 Jun 2021 Charu Gorasia · Home Office, Matthew Rycroft CBE · Home Office, Paul Lincoln · Home Office, Tom Greig · Home Office View ↗

Who gave evidence

4 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Charu Gorasia · Director General, Capabilities and Resources Home Office 1
Matthew Rycroft CBE · Permanent Secretary Home Office 1
Paul Lincoln · Director General, Border Force Home Office 1
Tom Greig · Director of Passports, Citizenship, and Civil Reg… Home Office 1

Correspondence

1 letter
DateDirectionTitle
29 Jun 2021 Correspondence from Matthew Rycroft CBE, Permanent Secretary, Home Office, re f…