Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 19
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Government announcement on compensation caused Department to exceed its expenditure limit
Conclusion
The announcement made by the government on 13 March 2024 required the Department to increase the amount it expects to pay to fund future scheme settlements made by the Post Office under this Scheme in its 2023–24 financial statements. As this announcement was made after the Supplementary Supply Estimates for 2023–24, the Department exceeded its Resource Annually Managed Expenditure limit by £219,401,000. 7
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 16 May 2025. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗