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Unacceptably high levels of fraud and error in benefits spending, says watchdog

The Department for Work and Pensions overpaid an ‘eye-watering’ £8.6 billion across benefits in 2021-22, the Public Accounts Committee said.

The Independent UK

Consumers at risk due to post-Brexit regulatory system, Commons committee warns

The Commons Public Accounts committee has warned that regulators are ‘struggling to recruit and retain the skills they need to regulate effectively’.

The Independent UK

Red list hotel quarantine subsidised by over £1m a day by taxpayers – and ‘no evidence’ that it worked

One in three travellers who were supposed to be quarantining at home may have breached rules – despite government spending over £100m home visits to check compliance

The Independent UK

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UK Government 'doesn’t know' if Covid rules on travel, quarantine or home isolation actually worked

A new report published on Tuesday says Westminster is "not learning lessons fast enough from the pandemic and is missing opportunities to react quickly to future emergencies"

Wales Online

Government unsure if Covid traffic light system worked despite public disruption

Testing and quarantine requirements changed 10 times between February 2021 and January 2022 but ministers don't know 'whether the system worked or whether the cost was worth the disruption caused', the Public Accounts Committee warned

Daily Mirror

One-third of all police in England and Wales to be inexperienced constables on probation because of 20,000 uplift

MP’s warn Boris Johnson’s pledge has ‘focused on entry level officers rather than those with experience’

The Independent UK

Fraud, waste, and unlawful 'VIPs': Report lays bare Tory 'incompetence' over PPE

UK taxpayers will be footing the bill for mistakes the Tory government made during the pandemic “for years to come”, the chair of a…

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Covid: Three million UK adults still unvaccinated

Nearly three million adults in England remain unvaccinated against Covid, according to the latest figures.

Evening Standard

More than 200,000 people have now died with Covid in the UK

It comes amid a new push to get people vaccinated as infection rates surge again

Wales Online

Nearly 3 MILLION people not vaccinated against Covid amid warning 'pandemic is not over'

A government committee is calling for increased efforts to get those in vulnerable groups fully vaccinated as infection rates continue to rise again

Manchester Evening News

Government report calls for NHS to ‘redouble’ efforts to vaccinate vulnerable

Public Accounts Committee looking to reduce the number of unvaccinated adults in England from three million to 2.5 million

Wales Online

Government has ‘no evidence’ hundreds of billions of pounds spend works

The Commons Public Accounts Committee said that Government activity is not being evaluated ‘robustly or at all’.

The Independent UK

Watchdog to investigate Welsh Government's purchase of £4.25m farm

The Senedd's Public Accounts Committee has agreed to ask the Auditor General for Wales to investigate the purchase and to presents its findings to the Ccommittee before they decide how to proceed further

Wales Online

Britain’s armed forces lack ‘battle-winning capabilities’, MPs warn

Commons Public Accounts Committee said the invasion of Ukraine highlighted the ‘risks and responsibilities’ of Nato membership.

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Government showed ‘disregard’ to taxpayer over Covid loans, MPs say

Public Accounts Committee chairwoman Meg Hillier MP said the Government has no long-term plans to chase overdue debt.

Dublin Live

MetroLink works under investigation by spending watchdog

The €12.5 million station works are under investigation over whether or not proper procedure was followed

The Independent UK

Spending watchdog warns £2.7 billion at risk from government PPE contracts

Chair of public accounts committee says government must ‘get a grip’ of PPE stocks and contracts

Wales Online

HMRC should take sensitive approach to recover £39bn of tax, MPs say

Only 1400 taxpayers of the 6.2 million owing money are currently accessing the support that is available

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Daily Mirror

'Inadequate' records kept of £700m worth of Covid deals for firm linked to Tory MP

The NAO found ministers attended eight meetings with testing firm Randox - twice as many as previously disclosed - but kept minutes for just two

The Independent UK

Brexit trade deals may not deliver any ‘actual economic benefits’, MPs warn

Scathing report by Public Accounts Committee criticises government’s approach

Belfast Live

The Earth's Corr: Planning flaws leaving NI folks traumatised claims expert

Dean Blackwood was giving evidence to Stormont's Public Accounts Committee

Birmingham Post

Brexit has damaged trade, increased delays and added red tape, MPs say

Report from the cross-party Public Accounts Committee said it was "clear that EU exit has had an impact" on the economy

Wales Online

Brexit sees firms suffer more costs, red tape and border delays, according to watchdog

Public Accounts Committee rules it is “clear that the EU exit has had an impact" on UK trade

The Independent UK

‘Only detectable impacts’ of Brexit are costs, delays and paperwork, says MPs’ committee

The Public Accounts Committee ‘repeatedly’ raised concerns about the impact of new trading arrangements

The Independent UK

BBC bosses comment on costly new EastEnders set

The BBC’s director-general Tim Davie addressed a House of Common’s Public Accounts Committee on Wednesday.

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