We asked UKHSA whether it would have been better to use one of the systems used by its predecessor entities rather than implementing the new system on the day it became operational. UKHSA said that it had inherited the decision to implement the new system from Public Health England and acknowledged that, in hindsight, it may have been preferable to run existing systems side by side.40

We asked UKHSA whether it would have been better to use one of the systems used by its predecessor entities rather than implementing the new system on the day it became operational. UKHSA said that it had inherited the decision to implement the new system from Public Health England and acknowledged that, in hindsight, it may have been preferable to run existing systems side by side.40 Type: conclusion | Number: 21 | Response status: accepted Government response: 4.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: Autumn 2023 4.2 UKHSA is urgently working to improve and strengthen existing financial controls and processes, to evidence compliance with government functional standards and best practice. Following the discl