Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 20
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Accepted
Government's comprehensive analysis of chronic AMR risks remains internal and unpublished.
Recommendation
On transparency, the government provided a brief summary of the risk presented by AMR in the National Risk Register 2023 edition.52 In 2024, the government completed an analysis of the 26 chronic risks facing the UK. However, this analysis is currently an internal, classified document and has not been published. Publishing the analysis might raise public awareness of AMR.53 Diagnostics
Government Response Summary
The government agrees and confirms that the Chronic Risks Analysis, which includes AMR, was published in July 2025 alongside the Resilience Strategy, aiming to raise public awareness and understanding of chronic risks.
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
3.6 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation Target implementation date: Summer 2025 3.7 AMR has been incorporated in the 2025 National Risk Register as a chronic risk, as well as in the Chronic Risks Analysis, the UK's first bespoke assessment for medium to long-term challenges facing the nation. The government has established a new process for identifying and assessing chronic risks to help policymakers understand the potential implications of these risks on their policy areas and develop appropriate mitigations. 3.8 The Chronic Risks Analysis was published alongside the Resilience Strategy in July 2025, with the aim to build understanding of these critical issues amongst risk practitioners, businesses, academics and policymakers, to support their planning and preparations. The Cabinet Office will publish an updated Chronic Risks Analysis before the end of this Parliament to arm the next UK government with a clear picture of chronic risks as they are developing, and to support our work to prevent risks materialising across government and business. 3.9 DHSC and Defra work closely with the Cabinet Office and are committed to continuing to provide policy and technical advice to the Cabinet office on future risk assessments on AMR as a Chronic Risk.