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69th Report - Whole of Government Accounts 2023-24
Public Accounts Committee
HC 1243
Published 4 March 2026
Government response
Treasury Minutes: Government response - 69th Report - Whole of Government Accounts 2023-24
Recommendations & Conclusions
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Conclusion
Acknowledged
On the basis of the Whole of Government Accounts (WGA) for the year ended 31...
Conclusion
On the basis of the Whole of Government Accounts (WGA) for the year ended 31 March 2024, we took evidence from HM Treasury (the Treasury) and from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).1
Government Response Summary
HM Treasury acknowledged the Committee’s interest in whether the government’s focus and composition is sufficient and aligned with the level of complexity involved in improving the WGA and provided a summary of actions taken to shift the focus of the recovery plan towards both accessibility and compliance.
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Conclusion
Acknowledged
We asked the Treasury how many staff it allocated to consolidating this account, and officials...
Conclusion
We asked the Treasury how many staff it allocated to consolidating this account, and officials explained that the core team responsible for preparing the WGA consists of six to seven dedicated staff, supported at key stages by colleagues across the …
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Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges the Committee’s interest in the sufficiency of its focus and composition on WGA. It states that wider reforms in the local audit sector and ongoing reviews of WGA's scope and direction, along with actions to improve accessibility and compliance, are underway to address weaknesses.
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Conclusion
Acknowledged
We also challenged MHCLG on how reorganisation in local government will affect WGA.32 The Local...
Conclusion
We also challenged MHCLG on how reorganisation in local government will affect WGA.32 The Local Government Reorganisation ambition is to simplify local government by ending the two-tier system and establishing new single-tier unitary councils.33 MHCLG confirmed that accounts for areas …
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Government Response Summary
The government agrees with the Committee’s observations, acknowledging the impact of the Local Government Reorganisation programme on WGA submissions from 2028-29 onwards. It states that engagement is ongoing to identify issues and mitigate risks, with a target implementation date of April 2029 for the full reorganisation.
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