Fraud landscape review
Published on:The exact scale of fraud within government is unknown. The quality and completeness of fraud data is often variable.
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Impacts from our work, 2014
Published on:This interactive publication summarises examples of ways our work has led to financial and non-financial impacts.
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The new generation electronic monitoring programme
Published on:The case for a huge expansion of electronic monitoring using GPS was unproven, but the Ministry of Justice pursued an overly ambitious and high risk strategy anyway. Ultimately it has not delivered.
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Investigation into the management of the Libor Fund
Published on:The Government has committed £933 million from the Libor Fund, but cannot yet confirm that all the money has been used as intended.
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Retaining and developing the teaching workforce
Published on:Schools, especially secondary schools, face real challenges in retaining and developing their teachers. National data suggest progress but mask significant local variation.
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The introduction of the Work Programme
Published on:The Department for Work and Pensions has introduced the Work Programme quickly, in just over a year, and this has had benefits, but the speed with which it was launched has also increased risks. The Department and providers have made assumptions about how many people the Programme will get back into work but there is a significant risk that they are over-optimistic.
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The Affordable Homes Programme since 2015
Published on:This report examines government’s management of the Affordable Homes Programme since 2015.
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Fraud and Error Stocktake
Published on:The government continues to lose large amounts of money through fraud and error overpayments and many vulnerable people get less support than they are entitled to.
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Improving value for money in non-competitive procurement of defence equipment
Published on:The MoD’s new regulations for overseeing non-competitive procurement has the potential to save significant sums of money, if implemented properly.
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Health and social care integration
Published on:The Better Care Fund has not achieved the expected value for money, in terms of savings, outcomes for patients or hospital activity.
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Investigation into misuse of the Flexible Support Fund in Plaistow
Published on: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.
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Crown Commercial Service
Published on:It is not possible to show that the Crown Commercial Service has achieved more than departments would otherwise have achieved by buying common goods and services themselves.
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Investigation into the British Steel pension scheme
Published on:This investigation examines the British Steel Pension Scheme.
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Investigation into members’ experience of civil service pension administration
Published on:The NAO has published the findings from its investigation into members’ experience of civil service pension administration.
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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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Paying government suppliers on time
Published on:There is little evidence that government’s commitment to pay 80% of undisputed invoices within 5 working days is having the intended effect of helping the UK’s 5 million small and medium-sized enterprises.
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Housing in England overview
Published on:Housing is one of the government’s key priorities. Explore the changes in the housing market in England and build a richer understanding of what they mean for different parts of the country.
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The UK competition regime
Published on:The newly-created Competition and Markets Authority has made significant progress in improving how the UK’s competition regime works, and it is now more coherent than before. Business awareness of competition law, however, is low and while it has improved the robustness of its enforcement casework, the regime has so far not produced a substantial flow of enforcement decisions or fines.
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Tackling tax fraud: how HMRC responds to tax evasion, the hidden economy and criminal attacks
Published on:HMRC has met its targets to raise more tax revenue in the short-term; however, an estimated £16 billion is lost to tax fraud each year. HMRC needs to improve the way it uses data and analysis to understand the effect of its actions to tackle fraud.
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Delivering regulatory reform
Published on:The Better Regulation Executive and government departments are not yet in a position to achieve value for money in their management of regulation. However, they have developed important elements of a structured approach to achieving sustainable reductions in regulatory costs and have delivered significant benefits.