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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

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

Hundreds of vulnerable children placed in illegal care homes amid ‘broken system’

Ofsted said it had begun nearly 900 investigations into potential unregistered homes

The Independent UK

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Royal Fallout Deepens: Andrew to Leave Dilapidated Lodge Empty-Handed Amid Epstein Backlash

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is set to leave Royal Lodge with no compensation after an inspection found severe disrepair, intensifying scrutiny over his Epstein links.

International Business Times UK

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor unlikely to receive £488k compensation for giving up Royal Lodge home

Andrew is set move out of the 30-room residence on the Windsor Estate next year

The Independent UK

MPs to investigate Crown Estate over disgraced Andrew's use of Royal Lodge

The Public Accounts Committee has asked the Crown Estate and Treasury to explain the rationale behind the 75-year lease

Evening Standard

BBC Loses More Than £1 Billion Amid Mass Payment Evasion and Declining Licence Ownership by Viewers

The Public Accounts Committee report saw the broadcasting company lost over £1 billion in potential income from 2024 to 2025.

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BBC an ‘organisation under severe pressure’ – report

The corporation has been hit by a series of scandals in recent months, leading up to the resignation of director general Sir Tim Davie.

Evening Standard

Prince Andrew latest: MPs pressure Crown Estate over ‘value for money’ of Andrew’s rent-free Royal Lodge life

MPs on spending watchdog the Public Accounts Committee ask questions of Crown Estate and Treasury

The Independent UK

Watchdog to look into Prince Andrew's living arrangements at the Royal Lodge where he stays rent free

It comes after Andrew relinquished his titles amid mounting pressure over his links with the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

Evening Standard

Rupert Lowe to be given Tory spot on influential parliamentary committee

The MP for Great Yarmouth will get a Conservative seat on the Public Accounts Committee because he shares the party’s values of ‘cutting waste’.

Evening Standard

System of regulating water firms needs complete overhaul, MPs warn

The Public Accounts Committee said the Government must act with urgency to strengthen oversight of the sector.

Evening Standard

HMRC does not know how many billionaires pay tax in UK – report

The Public Accounts Committee is calling for HMRC to publish its plan for increasing tax yield from wealthy taxpayers domestically and offshore.

Evening Standard

Home Office unaware how many might have overstayed skilled worker visa, MPs warn

The Public Accounts Committee said the Home Office had not analysed exit checks since the skilled worker visa route was introduced in 2020.

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

The NHS needs a complete change of culture to deal with medical mistakes

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The public accounts committee points out that the health service pays out nearly 2 per cent of its annual budget to compensate for clinical negligence. But that does not deal with the underlying cause of the problem

Evening Standard

‘Crumbling’ Government cyber defences outpaced by cyber criminals – report

The report from the Public Accounts Committee warned there are significant gaps in public sector IT systems, leaving them vulnerable.

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Drax needs a better policeman

Public confidence in the UK biomass industry is low – robust checks are needed to ensure every wood pellet its power plant burns is sustainable

The Independent UK

Biomass power generators could be ‘marking own homework on sustainability’

The Public Accounts Committee said certification schemes aiming to ensure biomass has been sustainably sourced may not be strong enough.

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The Independent UK

Plan to boost NHS dentistry has ‘resulted in worsening the picture’, say MPs

The Dental Recovery Plan had ‘comprehensively failed’, the Public Accounts Committee said.

Evening Standard

Out-of-date government IT systems ‘hampering public sector adoption of AI’

A report from the Public Accounts Committee has warned that legacy IT systems and poor quality data are slowing Government plans to use AI.

The Independent UK

MPs warn public sector accounts were undermined by local audit backlog

The Public Accounts Committee called for swift action to address delays in independent assessments of council finances.

The Independent UK

Covid restrictions five years on: How the pandemic brought the world’s leading travel industry to its knees

Pandemic panic led to ‘millions of taxpayers’ cash blown on measures with no apparent plan or proof that it was working to protect public health’

The Independent UK

Prisons set to run out of spaces again within a year despite early release scheme, MPs warn

Many prisoner are living in ‘inhumane conditions’ and the government must act now to avert disaster, the Public Accounts Committee has warned

The Independent UK

Poorer pupils ‘may not be benefiting’ from funding given to schools to aid them

The Department for Education has ‘limited understanding’ of how schools are spending £9.2 billion of disadvantage-related funding, a report has said.

The Independent UK

Tax payers paid ‘steep price’ for Home Office asylum housing mistakes – report

The Public Accounts Committee found the Home Office ‘rushed’ to spend public money to cut costs but has ‘very little to to show for its efforts’.

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