A Short Guide to the Department of Energy & Climate Change
Published on:The NAO is publishing a suite of short guides, one for each government department, to assist House of Commons Select Committees.
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Regulating after EU Exit
Published on:This report assesses how UK regulators have managed taking on new responsibilities following EU Exit.
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The decommissioning of the AGR nuclear power stations
Published on:This report examines whether government’s arrangements for decommissioning AGR nuclear power stations will lead to better value for money.
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Improving the UK’s science capability for managing animal diseases
Published on:This report examines whether Defra is well placed to redevelop the UK’s primary site for managing threats from animal diseases.
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Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Support to business during a recession
Published on:In late 2008, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills stepped in to offer targeted support to struggling, but viable, businesses in the face of a severe economic downturn. It reacted quickly and prioritized a fast response over perfecting its policies. Under the circumstances, this approach was appropriate, according to a report published today by […]
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Complying with regulation – business perceptions survey 2009
Published on:A survey of businesses by the National Audit Office found that, whilst businesses are reporting that individual aspects of complying with regulation have become less burdensome over the last year, and there has been some improvement in overall business perceptions of regulation since 2007, very few regard complying with regulation as having become easier or […]
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The role of prescribed persons
Published on:The wider government needs to do more to understand the experience of whistleblowers and to act where whistleblowers suffer detriment.#
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UK Trade & Investment: Trade Support
Published on:A National Audit Office report on UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) has found that, three years into its five-year strategy to deliver improved support to UK exporters, it is close to meeting most of its performance targets. UKTI lacks, however, sufficiently robust measures of the costs of delivering its individual services. Without such information it […]
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The Bounce Back Loan Scheme: an update
Published on:This report provides an update on the Bounce Back Loan Scheme.
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Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme
Published on:This report examines the performance, implementation, procurement and management of the Green Homes Grant scheme.
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Progress on the Sellafield site: an update
Published on:The NAO has today published an update for the Public Accounts Committee, detailing developments in the management of the Sellafield site, the UK’s largest and most hazardous nuclear site, and the extent to which progress has been made in decommissioning and cleaning it up.
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Departmental Overview: The performance of the Department of Energy & Climate Change 2013-14
Published on:This Departmental Overview is one of 17 we have produced covering our work on each major government department. It summarises our work on the Department of Energy & Climate Change 2013-14.
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Regenerating the English Regions: Regional Development Agencies’ support to physical regeneration projects
Published on:The Regional Development Agencies’ physical regeneration programmes have helped to generate additional regional wealth. However, because of Agency weaknesses in identifying the projects which would maximise regional economic growth, the National Audit Office is unable to conclude the Agencies have secured as much benefit as they should have. Since 1999, the eight RDAs outside of […]
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The National Programme for IT in the NHS: an update on the delivery of detailed care records systems
Published on:The rate at which electronic care records systems are being put in place across the NHS under the National Programme for IT is falling far below expectations and the core aim that every patient should have an electronic care record under the Programme will not now be achieved.
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Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency: A Hampton Implementation Review Report
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Sustainability in the spending review
Published on:This briefing responds to a request from the Environmental Audit Committee that we review how the 2015 spending review took account of environmental issues.
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Investigation into financial support for students at alternative higher education providers
Published on:We focus on specific concerns about the financial support provided to students attending some alternative HE colleges and other providers.
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Gambling Commission: A Hampton Implementation Review Report
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Protecting consumers from unsafe products
Published on:This report examines the extent to which the UK’s product safety regime protects consumers from harm, focusing on the OPSS.
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Regulating Network Rail’s efficiency
Published on:Limitations in Network Rail’s cost information has hampered the ability of the Office of Rail Regulation to assess efficiency savings.