Government still does not have a good grip on how much taxpayers’ money is being spent on cross-government priorities. The Treasury has acknowledged the need for more timely, transparent financial information on cross-government areas of work, including both EU Exit and the Covid-19 response. Before the NAO’s analysis, it did not have its own comprehensive information on government spending on EU Exit for 2019–20 or any earlier period, although it is now tracking information in-year for 2020–...

Government still does not have a good grip on how much taxpayers’ money is being spent on cross-government priorities. The Treasury has acknowledged the need for more timely, transparent financial information on cross-government areas of work, including both EU Exit and the Covid-19 response. Before the NAO’s analysis, it did not have its own comprehensive information on government spending on EU Exit for 2019–20 or any earlier period, although it is now tracking information in-year for 2020–21. It has relied on departmental processes to ensure money on EU Exit has been used as expected. Departments are expected to publish information on EU E Type: recommendation | Number: 6 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: 6.1 The government agrees with this recommendation. Re commendation implemented 6.1 HM Treasury has established a dedicated central team tracking COVID-19 and EU Exit funding decisions. This team centrally records all funding decisions and works with spending