The UKHSA accounts were ‘disclaimed’ as: the inventory transferred from Public Health England (£254 million) and the Department (£794 million) to UKHSA on 1 October 2021 was not subject to stock counts, £3.3 billion of consumption of Test and Trace inventory was not supported by records and the inventory held as at 31 March 2022 was not subject to stock counts until several months after the year end; UKHSA was unable to provide sufficient evidence to support the £1.9 billion accruals balance ...

The UKHSA accounts were ‘disclaimed’ as: the inventory transferred from Public Health England (£254 million) and the Department (£794 million) to UKHSA on 1 October 2021 was not subject to stock counts, £3.3 billion of consumption of Test and Trace inventory was not supported by records and the inventory held as at 31 March 2022 was not subject to stock counts until several months after the year end; UKHSA was unable to provide sufficient evidence to support the £1.9 billion accruals balance as at 31 March 2022 and £3.0 billion expenditure on the purchase of goods and services during 2021–22; and UKHSA was unable to provide sufficient evidenc Type: conclusion | Number: 18 | 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 be