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  1. Investigation into the Bounce Back Loan Scheme

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    This investigation describes the scheme’s purpose and how it functions, performance to date, and how government manages value-for-money risks.

  2. Improving government procurement

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    The government’s procurement strategy has led to savings. But, a cultural shift is needed if government is to obtain all the benefits available.

  3. The cost of EU Exit preparations

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    This report looks at how much government departments spent on their activities preparing for the UK’s exit from the EU.

  4. Pressures on children’s social care

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    This report covers recent trends in pressures on children’s social care demand and activity and national and local government’s response.

  5. Asylum accommodation and support

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    This report examines the government’s replacement of the COMPASS contracts for accommodation and support for asylum seekers.

  6. What should we ask ourselves to break the cycle of poor programme performance?

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    We are keen to support those responsible for both delivering and overseeing government programmes. In that spirit, we today publish our Framework to review programmes summarising what we ask when auditing major programmes. It draws from our experience of around 200 studies and includes examples of what we have seen. Our work provides insights on […]

  7. Business support schemes

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    This report examines the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy’s management of its business support schemes.

  8. NAO Transparency Report 2022-23

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    The report includes findings from external and internal inspection reviews of our audits. It gives details on the quality of our audit work.

  9. How to audit artificial intelligence models

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    In our ever-increasing digital and automatized world, certain buzzwords are becoming more centre stage in the public sector. One of them is “artificial intelligence”. While the concept, and development, of artificial intelligence is not new (artificial intelligence was first recognised as a formal discipline in the mid-1950s), it is a word that has been casually […]

  10. Early education and childcare entitlements data visualisation

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    Last updated – 29 July 2020 Introduction to the topic Evidence has shown that high-quality early education and childcare can support children’s development and improve their outcomes. The Department for Education funds three entitlements to free early education and childcare in England: By funding the entitlements, the Department for Education aims to support children’s development […]