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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

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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

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

The Independent UK

‘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.

Evening Standard

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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 Guardian - 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.

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.

The Independent UK

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.

Evening Standard

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

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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’.

Evening Standard

Cladding deadline ‘essentially meaningless’, campaigner tells MPs

The Public Accounts Committee held a session on the Government’s plans for remediation.

The Independent UK

Disability benefit claimants ‘wait 10 times longer for calls to be answered’

The chairman of the Public Accounts Committee described the report’s findings as ‘disheartening’.

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The Independent UK

NHS and health department officials ‘out of ideas’ for transforming care – MPs

MPs said the Government’s NHS ambitions seem to ‘run counter to officials’ lack of ideas or drive to change’.

The Independent UK

Councils at breaking point over temporary accommodation costs, say MPs

A committee chair said local authorities are often ‘attempting to save a sinking ship with a little more than a leaky bucket’.

Evening Standard

HMRC should ‘take seriously’ recommendations, says spending watchdog chairman

An exchange of letters between bosses at the Public Accounts Committee and HM Revenue and Customs was published on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

HMRC ‘degrading its own services as a matter of policy’

Customer service has continued to deteriorate, the Public Accounts Committee said, as it urged the tax authority to be bolder in tackling abuse.

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The UK government’s tech purchase processes “downplay” the technical risks involved

NAO report cite ballooning costs of projects and cumulative decades of delays as consequences of insufficient planning.

The Independent UK

‘Lost generation’ at risk of leaving school without vital Send support, MPs warn

Whether children receive support depends too much on their postcode, or how well families can navigate the system, the Public Accounts Committee said.

The Guardian - UK

Prince Andrew’s ‘opaque’ finances provoke calls for register of royal interests

Claims of refused FOI requests into Duke of York’s business dealings come as controversy over alleged Chinese spy continues

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