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Whole of Government Accounts 2018-19

Report – Financial audit

Date: 21 Jul 2020

Topics: Fraud and error, Money and tax

Departments: HM Treasury

The Whole of Government Accounts consolidates the accounts of over 9,000 public sector bodies, including central and local government and public corporations such as the Bank of England, to provide the most complete and accurate picture of the UK’s public finances.

Whole of Government Accounts 2018-19

Audit certificate and report [pages 179-191]

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