Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 25
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Department aims to gradually improve annual accounts timeliness, targeting pre-Christmas 2023 and future pre-recess dates.
Conclusion
We asked the Department about the timing of the 2022–23 annual report and accounts, the Department confirmed that it was aiming to lay its Accounts before the 2023 Christmas recess and then to gradually improve the timeliness in future years.49 The Department is currently working on a multi-year plan to enable the Annual Report and Accounts to be laid pre summer recess in line with Treasurys expectation, with its aim being to bring forward the laying date by a couple of months each year.50
Government Response
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