Select committee: Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 18
77th Report - Accountability in small government bodies
Published 24 Apr 2026
Addressed to HM Treasury
Public Accounts Committee Accountability in small government bodies All items in this report Report on parliament.uk ↗ Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Recommendation (the committee's words)
Small bodies are not always aware of the support and resources provided by sponsor departments and the centre of government. The Director of Finance and Operations of the Government Actuary’s Department told us that she is only aware of many forums and groups because she has worked in the civil service for many years.40 Small bodies told the National Audit Office that they would benefit from better signposting of existing resources.41 35 C&AG’s Report, para 1.14 36 Q 11 37 Q 19 38 Q 12; C&AG’s Report, paras 1.15 and 2.18 39 Qq 10, 12 and 45 40 Qq 43 and 45 41 C&AG’s Report, para 23 11 Shared corporate services
From: Public Accounts Committee, 77th Report - Accountability in small government bodies (HC 887), 24 April 2026
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 4 August 2026 (deadline 24 June 2026).