Dan Peters Martin Ford 16 May 2025

EXCLUSIVE: Push for local PACs slows amid Whitehall scepticism

EXCLUSIVE: Push for local PACs slows amid Whitehall scepticism image
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. © Nigel J. Harris / Shutterstock.com.

Support for establishing local versions of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) across England is softening as the Government ponders whether to push the idea.

The idea behind local committees was to mirror the national PAC, which holds the Government to account on how taxpayers' money is spent – improving transparency amid ongoing concerns about oversight as ministers look to devolve more powers into the hands of mayors.

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