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User and Preparer Advisory Group

The User and Preparer Advisory Group promotes the continuous improvement agenda in government financial reporting.

The User and Preparer Advisory Group promotes the continuous improvement agenda in government financial reporting.

Role of the group and background

The Group will provide independent recommendations and advice to the Treasury in furtherance of improving financial reporting in the public sector. Specifically, in respect of:

  • suggestions of areas in which to undertake thematic reviews of financial reporting
  • areas of best practice in financial reporting which can be disseminated across government
  • improvements to the quality of financial reporting so as to better meet the needs of the user and broaden the accessibility of financial reports
  • any other areas where the Group determines improvements can be made to public sector financial reporting

The Treasury will consider the advice and recommendations of the Group as part of determining its forward work plan.

A summary of the Group’s recommendations and advice will be presented to the Financial Reporting Advisory Board. The Group will meet two times a year.

Membership

Chair

Maggie McGhee, Independent Member

Members

Alison Ring, ICAEW

Amar Vara, Single Source Regulations Office 

David Heald, University of Glasgow

David Lyford-Tilley, CIPFA

Debbie Paterson, Healthcare Financial Management Association

Ed Hammond, Centre for Public Scrutiny

Gavin Freeguard, Independent

Helen Creeke, The National Archives

Henning Diederichs, ICAEW

Henry Midgley, Durham University 

Henry Young, Ministry of Justice

Joanna Reid, HM Revenue and Customs

Jordan Cunrow, Natural England

Marcus Wilton, House of Commons

Matthew Fright, Institute for Government

Sanjeet Bhumber, Valuation Office Agency

Secretariat

Josh Rushbrooke, HM Treasury and UPAG Secretariat

Contact Details

[email protected]

Terms of reference

Minutes

Updates to this page

Published 17 November 2020
Last updated 21 August 2024 + show all updates
  1. The membership of the User and Preparer Advisory Group has been updated to reflect current members of the group.

  2. Updated with: User and Preparer Advisory Group Minutes: September 2020.

  3. First published.