The Department for International Development’s spending on humanitarian interventions has almost trebled between 2010-11 and 2014-15 to more than £1 billion per year, rising as a share of its total budget from 6% to 14%.
The NAO has published its investigation into misuse of the Flexible Support Fund in Plaistow jobcentre. The report looks at how the Department for Work & Pensions responded to allegations of misuse at the jobcentre.
Most public bodies do not know how much fraud they face and cannot demonstrate that they have the correct level of counter fraud resources, according to the National Audit Office.
There are risks to the long-term effectiveness of a new policy to make sure developers protect or improve biodiversity
Significant annual savings worth tens of billions of pounds are available through improving public sector productivity, the head of the NAO will say.
This report evaluates whether Defra’s management of new tree-planting schemes is likely to achieve value for money.
In December 2015 a five year contract, worth around £800 million between UnitingCare Partnership and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough clinical commissioning group collapsed after only 8 months because it ran into financial difficulties. NAO examined the design, procurement and operation of the contract and the events that led to its termination.
The level of penalties imposed by the EC has gone down in 2012-13 to £20 million but this is largely caused by administrative delay in the Commission rather than improved compliance by Defra.
The Whole of Government Accounts provide a unique perspective owing to their reach and approach to measuring the government’s financial performance and position.
The Emergency Services Network is one of the most technologically advanced systems worldwide and is set to replace the existing emergency services communication system, Airwave. However several risks have been highlighted.
This page is part of our decommissioning toolkit. This guidance shares its useful links with the Successful Commissioning Guide, which can be found at the link below: Successful Commissioning Guide: Useful links NAO guidance NAO: Decision Support Tool NAO: Intelligent Monitoring NAO: Working with the Third Sector Other guidance BIS Prompt Payment Guidance for Public […]
We have published a series of reports which explore some of the major risks to public finances highlighted in the Whole of Government Accounts (WGA).
We have published a series of reports which explore some of the major risks to public finances highlighted in the Whole of Government Accounts (WGA).
Under the Scheme, the Treasury guarantees that lenders to infrastructure projects will be repaid in full and on time, irrespective of project performance. The NAO is calling for the Treasury to be rigorous and objective in assessing whether the guarantees, which transfer risk to the public sector, are genuinely needed.
This page is part of our successful commissioning toolkit. NAO guidance NAO: Decision Support Tool NAO: Intelligent Monitoring NAO: Working with the Third Sector Other guidance BIS Prompt Payment Guidance for Public Sector Organisations BIS: How the State Aid rules impact upon funding for the delivery of Public Services including Services of General Economic Interest (SGEI) […]
The Department of Trade and Industrys scheme to compensate former UK trawlermen who lost their jobs as a result of settlement of the Cod Wars with Iceland cost some 43 million, 18 million more than initially estimated. Some claims took a long time to process and the NAO could be certain about the accuracy of […]
Government departments are continuing to make progress in improving the quality and timeliness of their accounts which they submit for audit. However, according to head of the National Audit Office Sir John Bourn, a large number of departments will need to make significant further effort if they are to meet the Treasury’s timetable for the […]
This management report examines how the National Offender Management Service planned and is implementing the restructure of its headquarters.
We have published a series of reports which explore some of the major risks to public finances highlighted in the Whole of Government Accounts (WGA).
The New Hospital Programme (NHP) has experienced delays and is expected to deliver 32 of the intended target of 40 new hospitals by 2030.