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Government has ‘overseen years of decline in cancer and waiting times targets’

The Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) has “overseen years of decline” in the performance of NHS cancer and waiting times targets, MPs have said. The cross-party Public Accounts Committee criticised the department and NHS England as it ...

16 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Government has ‘no evidence’ multi-billion pound projects are effective

Government has ‘no evidence’ hundreds of billions of pounds spend works

The Government has “no evidence” that spending hundreds of billions of pounds of taxpayers’ money on major projects is working, MPs have said. The Commons Public Accounts Committee said that Government activity is not being evaluated “robustly ...

27 May 2022 at 09:03

Government is failing to lead on cutting carbon emissions, say MPs

The Government has been accused by MPs of failing to give an effective lead on cutting damaging greenhouse gas emissions, despite having set a legally binding target of net zero emissions by 2050. The Commons Public Accounts Committee said ...

02 Nov 2022 at 02:00

BBC iPlayer lags behind Netflix and Disney+ on experience, watchdog says

BBC iPlayer is lagging behind Netflix and Disney+ on user experience but beats its other rivals, a watchdog has said. The National Audit Office (NAO) said the streaming giants have better picture and sound quality, recommend content ...

14 Dec 2022 at 01:01

Pensioners left short while benefit fraud still unacceptably high – report

More than 200,000 pensioners have been left out of pocket by a total of £1.3 billion and some £8.2 billion has been overpaid in benefits in the past financial year, according to a watchdog’s annual report. The level of fraud and ...

06 Dec 2023 at 00:01

Government non-executive director hiring sluggish and not transparent, MPs warn

The process to appoint government non-executive directors is “unacceptably sluggish” and lacks transparency and fairness, MPs have warned. Non-executive directors are appointed from outside government by ministers to provide ...

08 May 2024 at 09:41

PM says he would not change a thing despite bruising first five months in power

Sir Keir Starmer has said he would not do anything differently if given the chance to relive his first five months in power, despite the turmoil and criticism he has faced. The Prime Minister has faced backlash over an ...

19 Dec 2024 at 17:02

Shortage of cyber-security experts ‘should send chill down Government’s spine’

Whitehall faces a shortage of cyber-security experts and other digital skills amid staffing cuts, MPs have warned. The civil service has fewer than half the number of data and technology professionals it needs, a new ...

13 Sept 2023 at 00:01

MPs warn audit backlog threatens transparency over £100 billion spend

A huge backlog in auditing accounts across local government has increased the risk of more councils failing financially and undermined accountability for £100 billion of annual spending, MPs have warned. A report by ...

23 Jun 2023 at 00:01

Government accused of ‘flying blind’ on soaring levels of fraud

The Government is “flying blind” on its exposure to fraud, which has quadrupled since the start of the Covid pandemic, MPs have said. The cross-party Public Accounts Committee (PAC) also said that while most of the ...

08 Sept 2023 at 13:39

Government accounts less reliable due to long delays, MPs warn

Long delays in publishing Government accounts have reduced their value and transparency, MPs have said. The influential Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) criticised the Treasury for releasing the 2019-20 ...

14 Oct 2022 at 08:33

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Almost a million young adults yet to claim their child trust funds, MPs say

More than £1.7 billion in child trust funds (CTFs) to help young people financially in early adulthood has not yet been claimed, a cross-party panel of MPs has said. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), which ...

26 Jul 2023 at 00:01

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