As part of our examination of the Department’s 2021–22 accounts, we recommended that UKHSA should urgently ensure that it had in place robust financial controls and processes and there was a clear plan to deliver unqualified accounts. Government agreed with our recommendation, and in its response told us the UKHSA was working to urgently improve and strengthen its existing financial control, to evidence compliance with government functional standards and best practice. It explained that UKHSA...

As part of our examination of the Department’s 2021–22 accounts, we recommended that UKHSA should urgently ensure that it had in place robust financial controls and processes and there was a clear plan to deliver unqualified accounts. Government agreed with our recommendation, and in its response told us the UKHSA was working to urgently improve and strengthen its existing financial control, to evidence compliance with government functional standards and best practice. It explained that UKHSA had established a Finance and Control Improvement Programme to inform the production of auditable accounts of 2022–23, with the aim of achieving a fully Type: conclusion | Number: 22 | 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