Corporate report

Defra's annual report and accounts 2023 to 2024

Annual report and accounts for the financial year April 2023 to March 2024.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 18 December 2024
• Last updated: 20 January 2026 — See all updates

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Defra's annual report and accounts for 2023 to 2024: annual report

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Defra's annual report and accounts for 2023 to 2024: financial statements

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Defra's annual report and accounts for 2023 to 2024 (with correction slip)

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-5217-9, HC 314

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Annual reports and accounts review the department’s activities over the course of the year. This annual report and accounts set out progress in delivering Defra’s priorities and outcomes alongside planned expenditure.

Published 18 December 2024

Last updated 20 January 2026 + show all updates

1. 20 January 2026

   HTML (webpage) version added for the Defra's annual report and accounts for 2023 to 2024. These are split into 2 separate HTML attachments 1) annual report 2) financial statements.

2. 15 April 2025

   We have published a correction slip to make 2 corrections. Correction 1: pages 313 to 315, Table 1 – Defra's Resource and Capital Budget contains an administrative error within the 2023-24 outturn column relating to 6 estimate lines within the Resource DEL section and 2 estimate lines within the Resource AME section. Correction 2: page 316, Table 2 – Defra's Administration Costs contains an administrative error within the 2023-24 outturn column relating to 6 estimate lines.

3. 18 December 2024

   First published.