Committee of Public Accounts
History and powers | Publications | Transcripts of recent meetings | Minutes
Welcome to the website of the Committee of Public Accounts
The Committee of Public Accounts is appointed by the House of Commons to examine "the accounts showing the appropriation of the sums granted by Parliament to meet the public expenditure, and [since 1934] of such other accounts laid before Parliament as the Committee may think fit" (Standing Order No 148).
The Committee does not consider the formulation or merits of policy (which fall within the scope of departmental select commitees); rather it focuses on value-for-money criteria which are based on economy, effectiveness and efficency - see the Committee's history and powers for more details.
Scroll down for information on how to observe meetings of the Committee, how to be added to the PAC mailing list, details of the twice yearly PAC debate and a list of forthcoming and recent publications.
Meetings of the Committee
Members of the public are welcome to observe meetings of the committee
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Publication Date |
Title, (Report number) and printing number |
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Tuesday 23 February |
Services for people with rheumatoid arthritis (10th) HC 46 |
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Thursday 25 February |
HM Revenue and Customs: Dealing with the tax obligations of older people (11th) HC 141 |
Thursday 25 November 2009
Recent publications
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Publication Date |
Title, (Report number) and printing number |
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Tuesday 9 February |
Maintaining financial stability across the United Kingdom's banking system (12th) HC 190 |
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Tuesday 2 February |
The procurement of legal aid in England and Wales by the Legal Services Commission (9th) HC 322 |
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Thursday 28 January |
Young people's sexual health: the National Chlamydia Screening Programme (7th) HC 283 |
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Tuesday 26 January |
Department for International Development: Aid to Malawi (8th) HC 282 |
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Thursday 21 January |
Train to Gain: Developing the skills of the workforce (6th) HC 248 |
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Tuesday 12 January |
Promoting Participation with the Historic Environment (5th) HC 189 |
Mailing List
Please e-mail pubaccom@parliament.uk if you would like to be placed on the Committee's mailing list (or indeed if you would like to be removed from the list).
Committee of Public Accounts debate
Twice a year a debate is held in the House of Commons Chamber to 'take note' of PAC reports. For more information and transcripts of recent debates please follow this link.
