We asked UKHSA how it was going to fix the issue with the covid vaccine demand model that was one of the causes of the C&AG disclaiming his opinions on its 2022–23 accounts. The Department confirmed it had made a mistake in failing to communicate the detail of the model it was using to the NAO on a timely basis, and that this resulted in the NAO being unable to audit significant amounts in UKHSA’s accounts. UKHSA described the steps it had taken to produce auditable figures in 2023–24. It exp...

We asked UKHSA how it was going to fix the issue with the covid vaccine demand model that was one of the causes of the C&AG disclaiming his opinions on its 2022–23 accounts. The Department confirmed it had made a mistake in failing to communicate the detail of the model it was using to the NAO on a timely basis, and that this resulted in the NAO being unable to audit significant amounts in UKHSA’s accounts. UKHSA described the steps it had taken to produce auditable figures in 2023–24. It explained that it had identified the vaccine demand model as business critical and resourced the quality assurance framework for the model. However, UKHSA t Type: conclusion | Number: 10 | Response status: accepted Government response: 1.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: January 2025 1.2 Following its 2021-22 disclaimed accounts, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) established a Finance and Control Improvement Programme to develop, implement a