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Government ‘does not know’ whether coronavirus traffic light system worked – MPs

Nearly half a billion pounds was spent implementing the coronavirus traffic light system for international travel but the Government “does not know” whether it worked, according to MPs. The testing and quarantine requirements for people arriving in ...

26 Jul 2022 at 01:01

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 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 Whole of Government Accounts ...

14 Oct 2022 at 08:33

Tax dodging during pandemic cost HMRC £9bn, watchdog says

Tax dodging and non-compliance during the pandemic cost the Government £9 billion, Whitehall’s spending watchdog has found. It came as HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) moved thousands of tax compliance staff to Covid support schemes, reducing ...

16 Dec 2022 at 00:01

Government showed ‘disregard’ to taxpayer over Covid loans, MPs say

The head of an influential group of MPs has accused the Government of using the speed of its response to the pandemic to excuse a “disregard” to how much it will cost the taxpayer. Meg Hillier said her fellow members on the Public ...

27 Apr 2022 at 01:25

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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 scrutinises ...

26 Jul 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 the ...

23 Jun 2023 at 00:01

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

08 May 2024 at 09:41

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