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  1. Early education and childcare entitlements data visualisation

    Report Interactive visualisation

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    Last updated – 29 July 2020 Introduction to the topic Evidence has shown that high-quality early education and childcare can support children’s development and improve their outcomes. The Department for Education funds three entitlements to free early education and childcare in England: By funding the entitlements, the Department for Education aims to support children’s development […]

  2. Benefit sanctions

    Insight Good practice guides

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    The Department for Work & Pensions is not doing enough to find out how sanctions affect people on benefits.

  3. HM Revenue and Customs Accounts 2023-24

    Report Financial audit

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    Gareth Davies, the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) of the National Audit Office, has reported on HMRC’s 2023-24 accounts.

  4. Lessons learned: Private finance for infrastructure

    Work in progress

    Spring 2025

    Background In July 2024, the new government’s legislative programme signalled the aim to grow the economy and promote a new partnership with the private sector including using private finance to deliver infrastructure projects. Scope We have reported to successive Parliaments on the value for money of using private finance to deliver infrastructure projects. This study […]

  5. Progress with the merger of the FCO and DFID

    Report Value for money

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    The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office has made substantial progress with the merger that created it, although some issues remain.

  6. Investigation into St Helena Airport

    Work in progress

    Winter 2024/25

    Background St Helena island is a self-governing UK Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic with a population of around 4,250. The Department for International Development (now part of the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office – FCDO) provided the St Helena government with £285.5 million to design, build and operate an airport and related infrastructure. It […]

  7. Use of artificial intelligence in government

    Report Value for money

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    AI presents the government with opportunities to transform public services potentially delivering billions of pounds in productivity savings.

  8. Investigation into Verify

    Report Value for money

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    An investigation into Verify, the government’s identity verification platform. It examines its performance, costs and benefits.

  9. The impact of fraud and error on public funds 2023-24

    Overview Topic overview

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    Fraud and error cost the taxpayer billions of pounds each year – but most of the potential loss goes undetected. Based on the Public Sector Fraud Authority’s (PSFA) methodology, we estimate that fraud and error cost the taxpayer £55 billion to £81 billion in 2023-24. Only a fraction of this is detected and known about […]

  10. Realising the benefits of the St Helena Airport project

    Report Value for money

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    The St Helena airport’s planned opening date in May 2016 has been postponed as outstanding safety concerns are addressed, potentially adding to the project’s cost and delaying its benefits.

  11. Levelling up funding to local government

    Report Value for money

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    Government is funding thousands of levelling up projects across the UK. But many of these deadlines are unlikely to be met.

  12. The BBC’s implementation of Across the UK

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    The BBC has made progress transferring commissioning, production and journalism outside London, according to a new National Audit Office report.