Select committee: Public Accounts Committee
Conclusion 20
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 ↗
Conclusion (the committee's words)
Under the government’s shared services strategy, departments are moving HR, payroll and other back-office functions to shared service centres. Arm’s-length bodies are expected to join their sponsor department’s shared service centres.45
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).