There is no clear plan as to how the Department will bring forward the publication date of its annual report and accounts. The Department prepared its 2020–21 Annual Report and Accounts in exceptional circumstances. The Department’s 2020–21 Annual Report and Accounts, and those of NHS England and the Consolidated NHS Provider Accounts, were published on 31 January 2022—the day of the statutory deadline for all Departments. However, HM Treasury expects Departments to publish their Annual Repor...

There is no clear plan as to how the Department will bring forward the publication date of its annual report and accounts. The Department prepared its 2020–21 Annual Report and Accounts in exceptional circumstances. The Department’s 2020–21 Annual Report and Accounts, and those of NHS England and the Consolidated NHS Provider Accounts, were published on 31 January 2022—the day of the statutory deadline for all Departments. However, HM Treasury expects Departments to publish their Annual Report and Accounts prior to the parliamentary summer recess in July—the ‘administrative’ deadline it sets is 30 June—and the Department should work towards a Type: conclusion | Number: 8 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation Target implementation date: December 2023 8.2 The department has a plan to bring forward its accounts preparation process to allow pre-summer recess laying of its annual report and accounts (ARA). This has