A Government health agency can't prove billions of pounds were properly spent because of "shocking" failures, a scathing report found.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), which was launched in 2021 after Public Health England was scrapped, failed to perform even the most basic financial requirements, cross-party MPs ruled. It means that billions of pounds allocated to the Test & Trace programme can no longer be accounted for due to poor financial controls.
The brutal report also found there is "no clear plan" for stockpiling drugs, vaccines and PPE in case of a future pandemic. Labour MP Dame Meg Hillier, who chairs the Public Accounts Committee - which carried out the probe into UKHSA, voiced her disbelief at the failings.
