Winter 2021/22
Investigation into government’s management of COVID-19 contracts
This investigation will examine the way government is managing its COVID-19 contracts and the goods it has received to date.
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COVID-19
As the UK’s public spending watchdog, it is our role to support Parliament in holding the government to account.
In light of the wide range and significance of the government’s actions to tackle the COVID-19 crisis, we are carrying out a broad and varied programme of work.
We will prioritise our work on areas where we think there have been particular challenges and where we feel there is most to learn.
Read more about our work on the government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Winter 2021/22
The Roll-Out of the COVID-19 Vaccine in England
This study will examine how well placed the government is to meet its objectives for the COVID-19 vaccine programme.
Autumn 2021
Preparedness for the COVID-19 pandemic
This study will examine how well prepared the government was for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Autumn 2021
The management of debt owed to HMRC
In 2019-20 HM Revenue and Customs collected £636.7 billion in total tax revenues. The amount of tax overdue for payment at 31 March 2020 was £22.4 billion. On 20 March 2020, the government announced measures that deferred future payments of some taxes, in recognition of the financial pressures put on taxpayers as a result of … Read more
Autumn 2021
Managing the backlog in criminal courts
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated a growing backlog of cases waiting to be tried in the criminal courts system. During the first national lockdown, HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) closed some court buildings, and suspended all jury trials. Since then, courts have reopened, but national guidelines for social distancing mean they are unable to … Read more