Department of Health and Social Care Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24

The Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) and head of the NAO, Gareth Davies, gave a clean audit opinion on DHSC's accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024, meaning their financial statements are reasonably stated for that year.

In the previous two years, the C&AG took the unusual step of disclaiming his opinion on the UKHSA accounts, because there was not enough evidence for him to form an opinion, which led to the Department's accounts being qualified. Improvements at UKHSA have been made in 2023-24 but extensive corrective action was needed to produce a set of auditable accounts, masking significant underlying weaknesses in UKHSA's accounting processes.

DHSC

Annual report and accounts

Audit certificate and report (pages 214-242)

UKHSA

Annual reports and accounts

Audit certificate and report (pages 146-156)

Related work

• Department of Health and Social Care Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23