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25th Report - DHSC Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24

Public Accounts Committee HC 639 Published 14 May 2025

Report Status

Government responded

Conclusions & Recommendations

34 items (21 recs)

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Government Response

AI assessment · 34 of 34 classified

Accepted 19

Accepted in Part 1

Acknowledged 7

Deferred 7

Government response

Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Twenth-fifth report from Session 2024-26 · published 18 Sep 2025

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Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item

33 Recommendation Accepted in Part

NHS England attributes audit delays primarily to local market pressures, not systemic NHS problems.

Recommendation

We asked the Department and NHS England why so many NHS commissioners and NHS providers missed the deadline for completing their financial audits, and what it was doing to ensure that this improved. NHS England recognised that the number of … Read more

Government Response Summary

The government agrees with the recommendation to improve audit timeliness and outlines a multi-year plan to return to pre-recess laying of annual reports. It is working with stakeholders to build capacity and resilience in the local audit market but acknowledges a dependency on private sector audit firms, with further details to be provided by September 2025.

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