Personalised commissioning in adult social care
Published on:The Department of Health now needs to gain a better understanding of the different ways to commission personalised services for users, and how these lead to improvements in user outcomes.
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Freedom of Information Publication Scheme:Our work and its outcomes
The NAO makes C&AG Reports on audited accounts, Value for money (VFM) reports and other outputs available to the public. Wherever possible it provides an easy method of accessing this information.
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English devolution deals
Published on:Devolution deals to devolve power from central government to local areas in England offer opportunities to stimulate economic growth and reform public services for local users, but the arrangements are untested and government could do more to provide confidence that these deals will achieve the benefits intended
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Children in need of help or protection
Published on:The Department for Education recognised since 2010 that child protection services are not good enough but its subsequent response has not yet resulted in better outcomes. Spending on children’s social work, including on child protection, varies widely across England and is not related to quality. Neither the DfE nor authorities understand why spending varies.
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Care Act first-phase reforms – local experience of implementation
Published on:This report highlights the issues our case study areas told us were important to them in carrying out the Care Act. Local authorities may find their experience informative as they continue to develop their own approaches to carrying out the Care Act.
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The Ministry of Defence’s arrangement with Annington Property Limited
Published on:The Ministry of Defence (the Department) has committed itself to annual rental bills of nearly £200 million and lost out on billions of pounds of asset value as a result of selling and leasing back the majority of its married quarters estate to Annington Property Limited in 1996 because of the subsequent steep increase in house prices and rents.
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Care Quality Commission
Published on:The CQC, the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England, has made substantial progress but needs to recruit and train staff and build a new organisational culture.
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Services for people with neurological conditions: progress review
Published on:Services and outcomes for people with neurological conditions need further improvement.
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Financial sustainability of fire and rescue services
Published on:Fire and rescue authorities have managed funding reductions well. The Department for Communities and Local Government should, however, seek greater assurance that authorities are maintaining service standards and delivering value for money locally
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Central oversight of arm’s-length bodies
Published on:This report focuses on the role of the centre of government in supporting government departments’ oversight of arm’s-length bodies.
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Care services for people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour
Published on:The Government did not meet its goal of transferring by 1 June 2014 all people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour, for whom it was appropriate, from mental hospitals into the community.
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Principles Paper: Managing provider failure
Published on:This paper explores the principles departments should use to manage provider failure. There is room for improvement in the way failure of providers is considered and managed.
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Care leavers’ transitions to adulthood
Published on:The government has made a commitment to improve support for young people leaving foster or residential care in England but the system is not working effectively.
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Funding for disadvantaged pupils
Published on:While the impact of the Pupil Premium will take time to become clear, it has the potential to bring about a significant improvement in outcomes. However, the Department for Education and schools have more to do.
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Investigation into the Windrush Compensation Scheme
Published on:This investigation covers the Home Office’s establishment and administration of the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
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Departmental Overview: The performance of the Department for Communities and Local Government 2013-14
Published on:This Departmental Overview is one of 17 we are producing covering our work on each major government department. It summarises our work on the Department for Communities and Local Government during 2013-14.
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BBC Television Licence Fee Trust Statement for the year ending 31 March 2016 – audit report of the C&AG
Published on:The Comptroller and Auditor General, Amyas Morse, reports to the House of Commons on the systems in place to collect TV licence fee revenue.
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Governance and transparency
The NAO’s governance arrangements ensure that we operate effectively and transparently with due oversight while maintaining our independence.
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About us
The National Audit Office (NAO) is the UK’s independent public spending watchdog. We support Parliament in holding government to account and we help improve public services through our high-quality audits.
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Local welfare provision
Published on:Overall spending on discretionary local welfare support by central and local government has reduced since April 2013. The consequences of this gap in provision are not understood.