Department for Work and Pensions annual report and accounts 2019-20
Published on:Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Department for Work and Pensions’ annual report and accounts 2019-20
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Investigation into potential conflicts of interest in the award of Disabled Students’ Allowance
Published on:This report examines the arrangements for disabled students at Plymouth University whose support requirements were assessed by an assessment centre based on the University’s main campus.
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The sale of Eurostar
Published on:The sale of Eurostar generated proceeds of £757m. The government prepared well for the sale and achieved its objectives to maximise proceeds. The sale illustrates some general lessons for government as it embarks on its asset sales programme.
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The 2013-14 savings reported by the Efficiency and Reform Group
Published on:The Efficiency and Reform Group (ERG) has achieved significant savings but further work should be done to improve the process of gathering and collating evidence.
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Comptroller and Auditor General’s Report on the Department for Education financial statements 2013-14
Published on:The inability of the DfE to prepare financial statements providing a true and fair view of financial activity by its group of bodies means that it is not meeting the accountability requirements of Parliament.
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Investigation: the government’s funding of Kids Company
Published on:Kids Company, a children’s charity, received at least £46m of public funding. Officials raised concerns about the charity’s cash flow and financial sustainability at least 6 times between 2002 and 2015 but the charity never reached a position where it was able to operate without government assistance.
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Department For Work and Pensions: Progress in tackling benefit fraud
Published on:The Department for Work and Pensions has made good progress in tackling benefit fraud, which is estimated to have fallen from an estimated £2 billion in 2000-01 to £800 million in 2006-07, a substantial achievement by its staff, although definitional changes have helped. Tackling benefit fraud is inherently difficult as it is in the nature […]
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Further education and skills sector: implementing the Simplification Plan
Published on:A plan by the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills to reduce complexity and administrative burdens in the further education and skills sector, despite improving some processes, has had only limited impact on providers’ costs.
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Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the 2011-12 Civil Superannuation accounts
Published on:Amyas Morse, the Comptroller and Auditor General, has refused to sign off fully the 2011-12 Civil Superannuation accounts.
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Investigation into the implementation of IR35 tax reforms
Published on:This investigation sets out how HMRC introduced the 2017 IR35 reforms, and what lessons it has learned and taken forward.
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Managing the risks of legacy ICT to public service delivery
Published on:Older ICT systems critical for the delivery of key public services (‘legacy ICT’) expose departments to risks which must be understood and managed.
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Council Tax Support
Published on:Not all local authorities’ Council Tax support scheme will achieve the objectives outlined by the Department of Communities and Local Government.
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Client Funds Account – Statutory Child Maintenance Schemes 2013-14
Published on:The C&AG has qualified the DWP’s Client Funds Account on the grounds of material errors in the calculations of child maintenance assessments. He has also given an adverse opinion on the truth and fairness of the outstanding maintenance arrears.
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Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Whole of Government Accounts 2013-14
Published on:HM Treasury is improving the content of the Whole of Government Accounts, which shows the overall financial position of the UK public sector, and the document has been produced faster than ever.
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The Pensions Regulator: Progress in establishing its new regulatory approach
Published on:The Pensions Regulator has been effective in establishing clear links between its statutory objectives and how it goes about meeting them, and has made good progress in addressing the problems left by the Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority (Opra). The good progress has been acknowledged by the Pensions Regulator stakeholders: 78 per cent of whom believe […]
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Department for Work and Pensions Resource Accounts 2006-07
Published on:Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, has today qualified his opinion on the Department for Work and Pensions accounts for the eighteenth consecutive year. This is because an estimated £2.5 billion has been lost to fraud and error in benefit payments, and because of uncertainties over the debts created by customers being […]
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The roll-out of the Jobcentre Plus office network
Published on:The Jobcentre Plus programme rolled out a network of over 800 offices, combining the functions of the former jobcentres and social security offices, and was completed for £314 million less than the original £2.2 billion budget according to a National Audit Office report released today. The project was well managed, particularly the procurement aspect, where […]
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Employment support
Published on:This briefing presents information on how DWP supports people into work, and the challenges it may face in delivering support.
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Developing workforce skills for a strong economy
Published on:This report examines whether government has an effective approach to enhancing workforce skills.
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Department for Work and Pensions annual report and accounts 2018-19
Published on:The Comptroller and Auditor General has reported on the 2018-19 accounts of the Department for Work and Pensions.