This paper sets out how we used instrumental variables to estimate the impact of benefit sanctions on the employment outcomes of sanctioned individuals in the Work Programme – a large welfare-to-work programme for the long-term unemployed.
A National Audit Office (NAO) report assessing the government’s approach to improving urgent and emergency care services in England.
People who work for or have dealings with the bodies that we audit, or other public sector bodies, are often the first ones to know if suspected or actual wrongdoing has occurred, is occurring or is likely to occur.
This report examines HMRC’s administration of Scottish income tax.
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An early assessment of the progress DWP is making with plans to transform the application and assessment process for disability benefits.
Gareth Davies, the C&AG of the National Audit Office, has reported on the 2021-22 accounts of HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
This report examines HMRC’s administration of Welsh income tax.
Former UK Atomic Energy Authority employees who transferred to a privatised company spent a decade seeking resolution from government after their pensions fell in value.
It is important that the Government ensures its compliance programme reflects the changing risks within the labour market, and maintains its progress in ensuring all employers pay the minimum wage.
This study assesses the effectiveness of the government’s activity to combat fraud
The government is not consistently supporting prison leavers in resettling into the community and the quality of services has declined in recent years, a report by the National Audit Office has found.
This report assesses how government is trying to address the underlying issues that make digital transformation so difficult to achieve.
This opinion piece looks at the issues raised by the NAO’s recent report on how Defra is gradually modernising it’s digital services.
This report outlines how the public service pensions landscape has changed since the Hutton Review and highlights future challenges.
This report examines HMRC’s administration of Scottish income tax.
This report examines HMRC’s administration of Welsh income tax.
This study examines whether government understands what is needed to effectively identify and support vulnerable adolescents who are at risk of avoidable adverse outcomes, and who may need costly government interventions if their needs are not addressed.
This investigation examines Greensill Capital’s involvement in the provision of two schemes to the NHS.
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