Ministry of Justice ‘has failed to file spending receipts of nearly £11bn’

Analyst firm Tussell says department is more than two years behind on publishing receipts, weakening scrutiny around public money

The Ministry of Justice, the Whitehall department in charge of a 13bn annual budget for prisons, probation and courts across England and Wales, has failed to file spending receipts of nearly 11bn, a report has said.

Tussell, the public spending analyst firm, said the government department was more than two years behind on publishing receipts for multimillion pound contracts, weakening scrutiny around public money.