http://www.cipfa.org.uk/publicfinance/news_details.cfm?news_id=28151
"Whitehall spending should be made more transparent and scrutinised more rigorously, two reports by influential parliamentary bodies have claimed. Studies by the Hansard Society and the Commons’ Public Accounts Committee have put Whitehall spending activities back under the spotlight, despite government attempts to improve transparency over recent months.
The Hansard study, The fiscal maze, published on July 4, says that although Parliament has the constitutional role of authorising and scrutinising government taxation and expenditure, its ‘financial scrutiny system is failing to hold government to account fully for this money and reform is needed’. "
