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22 Jul 20
Central government has failed to give local authorities enough clarity over long-term funding during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report from the Public Accounts Committee.
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12 Nov 19
Public confidence in the justice system risks being undermined by slippage in the government’s ambitious programme of court reforms, MPs have warned.
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20 Sep 19
The value of the government’s Help to Buy scheme is “uncertain” after going eight times over budget, according to a damning assessment by cross-party MPs.
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27 Jun 19
Financially squeezed social services and schools have become the top concerns for the chair of the government’s public spending watchdog.
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1 May 19
Criminal checks could take longer and some records lost under a botched modernisation programme, which has already been criticised for being four years behind schedule and £230 million over budget.
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15 Mar 19
An increasing number of local public bodies are demonstrating “significant weaknesses” in securing value for money, MPs have warned.
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7 Mar 19
The Home Office is “shirking” its responsibility in responding to the Windrush scandal and devolving the fall-out to local authorities, MPs have said.
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19 Oct 18
The integration of health and care will not progress while local authority finances are squeezed, MPs have warned today.
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17 Oct 18
The Public Accounts Committee chair has been speaking “behind the scenes to persuade various players” to enhance the scrutiny of local government spending.
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25 Jul 18
A NHS England primary care contract with Capita has been branded a “shambles” by MPs who are demanding a change in the way health chiefs approach outsourcing.
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9 Jul 18
Sustainable Transformation Plans are shrouded in secrecy and the government is ‘selling the family silver’ without a thought for the long-term consequences. So says Meg Hillier, chair of the Public...
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4 Jul 18
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has only a “shaky grasp” of the issues facing local authority finances, the Public Accounts Committee has claimed.
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29 Jun 18
The high turnover of civil servants and their limited freedom to challenge ministers is responsible for a lot of government policy failure, the chair of the Public Accounts Committee has told...
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20 Apr 18
The government must create a “robust plan” for future research funding, a group of MPs has said.
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18 Apr 18
The NHS was “lucky” the WannaCry cyberattack 11 months ago happened on a Friday in the summer, a group of MPs has said today.
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7 Feb 18
The NHS failed all 200 cyber security tests it ran in the aftermath of the WannaCry attack in May last year, a group of MPs has heard.
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31 Jan 18
The government’s response to school teachers quitting the profession in England has been “sluggish and incoherent”, according to the Public Accounts Committee.
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20 Dec 17
The government has been “unacceptably complacent” in its response to a growing homelessness crisis in England, according to the Public Accounts Committee.
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11 Dec 17
Government departments are taking a near “reckless” approach to managing the UK border after Brexit, the Public Accounts Committee has said.
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7 Dec 17
The police’s response to online fraud across England and Wales is inconsistent and forces need to ensure it is a priority, the Public Accounts Committee has warned.
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30 Nov 17
Commons select committees have “really taken up” Brexit and will be working closely together to hold the government to account, Public Accounts Committee chair Meg Hillier has said.
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22 Nov 17
The government did not sufficiently appraise alternative ways to finance the Hinkley power plant deal that might have offered better value for money, a Public Accounts Committee report has found.
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14 Mar 17
The National Citizen Service may no longer be justifiable because of high participant costs and a lack of transparency, MPs on the Public Accounts Committee have said.
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22 Feb 17
The government’s inconsistency in applying benefit sanctions is unacceptable and should end, MPs on the public accounts committee have said.
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10 Feb 17
The government has failed to issue subsidy payments for farmers under the Common Agricultural Policy on time and in full, MPs on the Public Accounts Committee have found.