The Latest Breaking News from the Public Accounts Committee

Museums face growing cyber threats but security remains an afterthought

In the last few years, some of the UK’s biggest cultural institutions have experienced major threats to their security. A report by the public accounts committee (PAC) has warned that such incidents have exposed serious weaknesses across the sector but that the government has failed to devise a strategy to…

The Conversation · Aug 7

What is Dhanush artillery gun? Indigenous 155mm howitzer whose delay has drawn PAC’s criticism

The Public Accounts Committee criticized the Ministry of Defence for procurement delays. This resulted in the Army using aging Bofors guns for decades. The Dhanush artillery gun, an upgraded Bofors version, was finally inducted in 2022. The committee highlighted structural shortcomings in the defense acquisition system. The Army now plans…

The Economic Times · Jul 25

Parliament Monsoon Session: Lok Sabha to take up Supreme Court Judges Amendment Bill

Parliament will consider and pass the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill. Opposition MPs will move a statutory resolution seeking disapproval of an ordinance. Private members' business includes proposals on constitutional amendments and welfare issues. The Rajya Sabha will introduce the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill.

The Economic Times · Jul 24

All the revelations about Andrew, Beatrice, Eugenie and other royals in new finance report

Former Lib Dem minister Norman Baker accused the royal family of ‘taking the public for a complete ride’

Evening Standard · Jun 5

Former first minister calls for joint Murrell inquiry between both Parliaments

Lord McConnell said there should be an inquiry between Holyrood and Westminster on Peter Murrell’s embezzlement of funds.

Evening Standard · Jun 1

March 26, 2026: How the Delhi Assembly is swallowing the truth on air monitors

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Delhi Assembly recently said that only 3 of the 40 continuous ambient air quality monitoring systems (CAAQMS) violate the Central Pollution Control Board's location guidelines. These guidelines mandate that no trees or buildings be within a 20-metre radius of the CAAQMS.

Newslaundry · Mar 26

Edward and Sophie ‘raked in £130,000 sub-letting stables on £30,000,000 estate’

Critics say the money should return to the Treasury via the Crown Estate

Evening Standard · Mar 21

BBC World Service being supplanted by Russia and China because of funding cuts and poor management, warn MPs

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has issued a scathing report into the state of the World Service is losing out to propaganda outlets

The Independent UK · Mar 13

DWP’s new bank account checking powers ‘must have risk of over-reach mitigated’

The Department should report annually how often it has used the powers given to it and with what impact, the Public Accounts Committee urged.

Evening Standard · Feb 11

Government and NHS fail to take ‘any meaningful steps’ to tackle spiralling medical negligence costs

The government and NHS England have been sharply criticised by MPs for their failure to take "any meaningful steps" to slash the rising costs of clinical negligence in England, despite two decades of warnings.

The Independent UK · Jan 30