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DHSC Annual Accounts – COVID-19 reporting
11 December 2025
Type
Written Ministerial Statement
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
At a Glance
Issue Summary
The statement discusses the publication of the Department of Health and Social Care's (DHSC) annual report for 2024-25, which includes financial losses related to expired COVID-19 inventory.
Action Requested
The DHSC is disclosing losses from expired COVID-19 medicines, vaccines, testing kits, personal protective equipment (PPE), and managed quarantine service debts as required by HM Treasury’s ‘Managing Public Money’ guidance. These losses amount to over £2 billion in total.
Key Facts
- The annual report was published on 11 December 2025.
- Losses from two COVID-19 antiviral medicines totalled £856 million and £393 million respectively.
- A loss of £527 million relates to 19,285,820 doses of expired vaccines.
- Testing kits accounted for a loss of £0.7 million (547,420 units).
- The DHSC is waiving or abandoning claims to the value of £572 million against PPE suppliers.
- A loss of £16.7 million was disclosed in relation to debts arising from the managed quarantine service.
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