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​​​Public Accounts Committee​​​​

Committee Members 

The Hon  J P Watterson SHK 
Committee Chair​

Mrs D H Caine MHK
Committee Vice-Chair

Miss T M August-Hanson MLC 
Committee Member

Mrs C S B Christian MHK
Committee Member​

Mrs C A Corlett MHK 
Committee Member

Mr R Mercer MLC 
Committee Member

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​Report: Standing Committee of Tynwald on Public Accounts- Fourth Report on the Session 2025-26- End of Term Report for 2021-2026- Sep 2026.​

​Membership: 13 Aug 2026- The Committee currently has no Members as the House of Keys has dissolved. The names of Members elected to the Committee after the General Election will be given here when they are known.

Report: Standing Committee of Tynwald on Public Accounts- Tynwald Policy Decisions 2024-2025- Jul 2026​

​Video of Oral Evidence: 14 May 2026- Chief Executive Officer for Manx Care, Teresa Cope, followed by Minister for Health & Social Care, Hon Claire Christian; Interim Chief Officer for DHSC, Professor Tim O'Neill; Finance Business Partner,Stephen Banks, and Finance Improvement Officer,Obi Hasan.​

​Audio of Oral Evidence: 14 May 2026 - Chief Executive Officer for Manx Care, Teresa Cope.​

Audio of Oral Evidence: 14 May 2026 - Minister for Health and Social Care, Hon Claire Christian MHK; along with Chief Officer for the Department, Professor Tim O'Neill;  Finance Business Partner, Stephen Banks; and Obi Hasan, Finance Improvement Director.​

Hansard of Oral Evidence: 14 May 2026 - Health Care Spending No. 2​

​Intention to Hear Evidence: The Committee intends to hear evidence from the Minister for Health and Social Care, Hon. Claire Christian; Interim Chief Officer for the Department for Health and Social Care, Professor Tim O'Neill ; Finance Business Partner, Stephen Banks; and Obi Hasan, Finance Improvement Director on Thursday 14th May 2026 commencing at 3.30pm in the Legislative Council Chamber. ​

​Intention to Hear Evidence: The Committee intends to hear evidence from the Chief Executive Officer for Manx Care, Teresa Cope on Thursday 14th May 2026 commencing at 2.30pm in the Legislative Council Chamber. 

​Audio of Oral Evidence: 30 Apr 2026 - Chief Financial Officer for the Treasury, Caldric Randall. along with Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Sarah De-Yoxall​

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For enquiries or to submit written evidence please contact:

Mrs Joann Corkish
Clerk to the Committee
Legislative Buildings
Finch Road
Douglas
Isle of Man
IM1 3PW
Tel: 01624 685500
Email: committees@tynwald.org.im

The Committee reserves the right to publish any evidence sent to it in the absence of any agreement that the evidence will be confidential.

Committee Remit

 Tynwald Standing Orders

1. There shall be a Standing Committee of the Court on Public Accounts.

2. Subject to paragraph 3.6, the Committee shall have –

(a) a Chairman elected by Tynwald,
(b) a Vice-Chairman elected by Tynwald,
(c) four other Members, who shall be Chairman of each of the Policy Review Committees (ex officio) and the Chairman of the Committee on Constutional and Legal Affairs and Justice;

and a quorum of three.

3. Members of Tynwald shall not be eligible for membership of the Committee, if, for the time being, they hold any of the following offices: President of Tynwald, member of the Council of Ministers, member of the Treasury Department referred to in section 1(2)(b) of the Government Departments Act 1987.

4. The Committee shall –

(a) (i) consider any papers on public expenditure and estimates presented to Tynwald as may seem fit to the Committee;
(ii) examine the form of any papers on public expenditure and estimates presented to Tynwald as may seem fit to the Committee;
(iii) consider any financial matter relating to a Government Department or statutory body as may seem fit to the Committee;
(iv) consider such matters as the Committee may think fit in order to scrutinise the efficiency and effectiveness of the implementation of Government policy; and
(v) lay an Annual Report before Tynwald at each October sitting and any other reports as the Committee may think fit.

(b) be authorised to require the attendance of Ministers for the purpose of assisting the Committee in the consideration of its terms of reference.

(c) be empowered to issue directions to Policy Review Committees under Standing Order 5.6(3), provided that any direction so issued shall be reported to Tynwald within a year.

(d) be the Accounts Committee referred to in section 3 of the Tynwald Auditor General Act 2011, with the relevant powers and responsibilities in relation to the Tynwald Auditor General; and

(e) be the Tynwald Public Accounts Committee referred to in section 3 of the Tynwald Commissioner for Administration Act 2011, with the relevant powers and responsibilities in relation to the Tynwald Commissioner for Administration.​

5. The Chairman, Vice-Chairman and any member of the Committee shall not sit when the accounts of any body of which that person is a member are being considered.

6. Should the need arise in relation to a particular matter, such as a conflict of interest, Tynwald may elect an alternate member for that purpose and duration of the Committee's consideration of that matter. Subject to paragraph 3.5, a conflicted member so replaced shall continue to serve as a member of the Committee for all other purposes.