Oral evidenceSelect & Joint CommitteesTuesday, 21 April 202614:00

Public Accounts Commission: National Audit Office Main Estimates 2026-27

Committee hears from witnesses

The Public Accounts Commission is scrutinising the National Audit Office's budget allocation for 2026-27. This oral evidence session will examine how the NAO—the independent body responsible for auditing government spending and holding ministers to account—plans to use its funding to carry out its watchdog role over public finances.

The NAO's budget directly affects its capacity to audit government departments and identify wasteful or fraudulent spending. Scrutiny of its estimates matters to taxpayers because it determines whether the NAO has adequate resources to hold the government accountable and expose poor value for money in public services.

Committee members

Dame Harriett BaldwinConservative and Unionist Party

West Worcestershire

Gareth DaviesConservative and Unionist Party

Grantham and Bourne

Kate DeardenLabour and Co-operative Party

Halifax

Andrew GriffithConservative and Unionist Party

Arundel and South Downs

Dan TomlinsonLabour Party

Chipping Barnet

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