Whole of Government Accounts 2023 to 2024: guidance for preparers
Guidance for central government and local government preparers for Whole of Government Accounts.
- From:
- HM Treasury
- Published
- 17 June 2024
- Last updated
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628 August 2024 — See all updates
Documents
WGA Data Collection Tool 2023-24 Central Government User Guidance
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WGA Data Collection Tool 2023-24 Local Government User Guidance
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WGA 2023-24: Counter-party identifieridentified (CPID) list
MS Excel Spreadsheet, 509 KB
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WGA 2023-24 List of Standard Chart of Accounts (SCOA) codes
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WGA DCT Documentation Mapping Tool: Central Government
MS Excel Spreadsheet, 695 KB
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WGA DCT Documentation Mapping Tool: Local Government
MS Excel Spreadsheet, 545 KB
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WGA 2023-24: Match relationships List
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WGA 2023-24: CG-02 template for notification of the agreement process with other WGA bodies
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WGA 2023-24 form: CG-03 template for minor body exemption from completing WGA returns
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WGA 2023-24: CG-02 Annex – template for notification of balances with local authorities
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WGA 2023-24 form: CG-04 management review checklist for central government
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WGA 2023-24 form: CG-04 management review checklist for local government
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WGA 2023-24 form: CG-05 template for the notification of audit completion
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OSCAR ll privacy notice for all users
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OSCAR ll usage policy
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Details
This page contains detailed guidance for local authorities, central government bodies and public corporations in England and Devolved Administrations who are required to complete Whole of Government Accounts returns.
Useful links
- access the OSCAR system
- more information on the OSCAR system
- to create an OSCAR account, or amend your current OSCAR access please refer to the User Management form on the OneFinance portal
- find the Northern Ireland 23-24 WGA forms
Updates to this page
Last updated
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Minor updates to wording in two attachments to reflect 2023-24 terminology.
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Forms removed as they no longer apply to 2023-24 Data Collection cycle.
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Two documents updated (WGA DCT Documentation Mapping Tool: Local Government, WGA DCT Documentation Mapping Tool: Central Government) with updated versions relating to the 2023-24 Data Collection Cycle.
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SCOA codes 87210001 - 87210012 have been updated on WGA 2023-24 List of Standard Chart of Accounts (SCOA) codes.
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First published.
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Update history
2025-04-08 13:01
WGA DCT Documentation Mapping Tool: Central Government and WGA DCT Documentation Mapping Tool: Local Government updated as three additional validation errors have been introduced.
2025-01-15 15:09
CPIDs list updated replacing mention of BEIS with the three new entities: Department for Business and Trade (DBT), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).
2024-09-26 10:49
User Guidance documents updated with new instructions for all WGA entities on running Audit reports.
2024-09-16 11:33
Annex – Written Guidance updated with worked examples to help entities resolve validation errors.
2024-09-16 11:29
Documentation Mapping Tools for Central and Local Governments updated with versions relating to the 2023-24 Data Collection Cycle.
2024-08-28 15:24
Minor updates to wording in two attachments to reflect 2023-24 terminology.
2024-08-06 16:25
Forms removed as they no longer apply to 2023-24 Data Collection cycle.
2024-08-06 12:18
Two documents updated (WGA DCT Documentation Mapping Tool: Local Government, WGA DCT Documentation Mapping Tool: Central Government) with updated versions relating to the 2023-24 Data Collection Cycle.
2024-07-02 15:51
SCOA codes 87210001 – 87210012 have been updated on WGA 2023-24 List of Standard Chart of Accounts (SCOA) codes.
2024-06-17 09:30
First published.