Since 2003-04 the House has been informed twice yearly of the Department's and its predecessors' contingent liabilities. These were reported separately through their Main Supply Estimates and their Resource Accounts.
The Main Supply Estimates were published in April or May of each year. In 2007-08, the Department's Winter and Spring Supplementary Estimates also reported on contingent liabilities. They were published on 15 November 2007 and 20 February 2008 respectively.
The Resource Accounts were published on the dates set out in the table:
Department Financial Year Publication dates Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Resource Accounts 2003-04 24 November 2004 Office of the Deputy Prime. Minister Resource Accounts 2004-05 20 July 2005 Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Resource Accounts 2005-06 25 July 2006 Communities and Local Government Resource Accounts 2006-07 12 July 2007 Communities and Local Government Resource Accounts 2007-08 21 July 2008