Progress in setting up combined authorities
Published on:For combined authorities to deliver real progress they will need to demonstrate that they can drive economic growth and contribute to public sector reform.
Search results for 'Local government'
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Landscape review: Formula funding of local public services
Published on:The NAO has today published a review of three formula-based grants from central government to fund local public services.
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Homelessness
Published on:Homelessness has increased across all measures since 2010, with many local authorities now seeing it as a risk to their financial sustainability.
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Assurance for major projects
Published on:Significant changes have been made to the assurance system for major projects but Government needs to do more as the system is not yet ‘built to last’.
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Whole of Government Accounts 2017-18
Published on:The Whole of Government Accounts consolidates the public sector’s accounts to produce a picture of the UK’s public finances.
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Housing in England: overview
Published on:The need for housing in England has in recent years grown faster than its supply, and housebuilding needs to increase across the country.
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Managing early departures in central government
Published on:Departments have acted quickly to reduce staff numbers and this should bring significant savings. To sustain these savings, and deliver long-term value for money improvements, staff numbers must stay at these reduced levels and departments must develop new ways of working.
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Reorganising central government bodies
Published on:Plans to reorganize central government will bring a range of functions closer to ministers, and the Cabinet Office and departments are on course to deliver cost reductions. However, departments do not have a good enough grasp of the one-off costs of the reorganisation or, secondly, of the ongoing costs of continuing to provide the transferred functions.
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NAO identifies need for improvements to developer funding system
Published on:Weaknesses in the MHCLG developer contributions system are undermining councils’ ability to negotiate with developers, says the NAO.
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The failure of the FiReControl project
Published on:The project to replace the 46 Fire and Rescue Services’ local control rooms across England with nine purpose-built regional control centres linked by a new IT system has been a comprehensive failure, according to the National Audit Office. The Department for Communities and Local Government acted to cut its losses by terminating the contract in […]
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Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Whole of Government Accounts 2009-10
Published on:The Whole of Government Accounts (WGA) are the very first audited set of accounts showing in one place the financial position of the whole public sector. However, the NAO considers that the picture is incomplete.
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Financial audits: an overview
Our financial audit reports contain audit opinions on accounts across the public sector.
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Disposal of public land for new homes: a progress report
Published on:The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has made progress in setting up its new programme to release enough public sector land for 160,000 homes by 2020 but the programme has had a relatively slow start.
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Investigation into devolved funding
Published on:This investigation covers how the UK government determines the amount of funding it allocates to the devolved administrations.
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Managing the impact of changes in the value of the euro on EU funds
Published on:More could be done to manage the risk of a reduction in the value of EU funds to the UK in the event of a depreciation in the euro.
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Tackling problem debt
Published on:This report aims to evaluate and conclude on HM Treasury’s overall approach to over-indebtedness.
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Discharging older patients from hospital
Published on:There are currently far too many older people in hospitals who do not need to be there. Without radical action, this problem will worsen and add further financial strain to the NHS and local government.
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Environmental metrics: government’s approach to monitoring the state of the natural environment
Published on:Our study evaluates how far the government has an effective system for measuring progress towards its environmental objectives.
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Planning for 100% local retention of business rates
Published on:DCLG has made good progress in its design of 100% local business rates retention but faces a challenging timescale for delivery.
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Sustainability and transformation in the NHS
Published on:Additional funding, aimed to help the NHS get on a financially sustainable footing, has instead been spent on coping with existing pressures.