The Impact of Funding Reductions on Local Authorities
Published on:Local authorities have worked hard to manage reductions in government funding, but the DCLG needs to be better informed about the situation across England.
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House of Commons Speaker’s Committee – Reports by the Comptroller and Auditor General
Published on:A report from the pages of the House of Commons Speakers Committee. The Committee’s report presents two pieces of work by the National Audit Office covering the Electoral Commission and the Local Government Boundary Commission for England.
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Investigation into supported housing
Published on:Report summarising the National Audit Office’s (NAO) investigation into the provision of supported housing in England
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I won’t be satisfied until the NAO is a fantastic place to work for all
Published on:In January of this year, I took on senior level responsibility for leading the NAO’s people agenda as we reviewed and reset our strategy. I quickly recognised that that this was to be a significant undertaking for the organisation, with much work to do if we are to become the exemplar employer that we aspire […]
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Funding and structures for local economic growth
Published on:It has not yet been demonstrated that funding mechanisms for supporting local economic growth are capable of delivering value for money.
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Investigation into the response to cheating in English language tests
Published on:This investigation examines the Home Office’s response to suspected cheating in the Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC).
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Departmental Overview: A summary of the NAO’s work on the Department for Communities and Local Government 2011-12
Published on:This Departmental Overview is one of 15 we are producing covering our work on each major government department. It summarises our work on the Department for Communities and Local Government during 2011-12.
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Exiting the EU: The financial settlement – follow-up report
Published on:This report aims to provide greater clarity on the financial settlement in advance of the ‘meaningful vote’.
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The East of England Development Agency financial statements 2011-12
Published on:The Comptroller and Auditor General has qualified his audit opinion on the 2011-12 financial statements of the East of England Development Agency (EEDA) because of irregular ex-gratia payments, totalling £51,000, made by the Agency to its staff.
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Central government’s communication and engagement with local government
Published on:Central government needs to have better engagement with local government, particularly as more services are devolved.
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PFI in housing
Published on:The use of PFI by local authorities to improve housing, usually in areas with a high need for housing and where stock condition is particularly poor, has had a measure of success. However, risks to value for money of the programme have not been 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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Outcome-based payment schemes: government’s use of payment by results
Published on:Payment by results (PbR) schemes are hard to get right, and are risky and costly for commissioners. Credible evidence for claimed benefits of PbR is now needed.
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Maintaining strategic infrastructure: roads
Published on:The lack of predictability of funding for highways authorities has practical implications for road networks and may lead to increased costs in the long term.
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Police accountability: Landscape review
Published on:The new policing oversight framework has been in place for a year but already there are gaps in the system with the potential to undermine accountability both to the Home Office and the public.
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Alternative asylum accommodation will cost more than hotels
Published on:Government’s plans for asylum accommodation will cost more than using hotels, and large sites are housing fewer people than planned.
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Progress report on the Regional Growth Fund
Published on:Improvements have been made to the running of the Regional Growth Fund, but there is still a significant amount of public money to allocate through the Fund.
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Systems for managing conflicts of interest in the civil service not being implemented consistently
Published on:Gaps in how public bodies manage conflicts of interest among staff pose a risk to government’s ability to perform its functions objectively.
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Cloud services: asking the right questions
Published on:Cloud services’ can bring cost and performance benefits. But they can also bring new challenges and risks. To help leaders oversee decision-making and implementation of cloud services, we recently published ‘Guidance for audit committees on cloud services’. The magazine, Public Sector Executive, invited us to outline the issues in the article The National Audit Office’s guide […]
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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.