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  1. The sale of student loans

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    This report considers the value for money of the sale of student loans that entered repayment between 2002 & 2006.

  2. Decommissioning toolkit
    Case Studies

    This page is part of our decommissioning toolkit. Britannia Field Development Dates: April 1993 – October 1998 The Britannia field was one of the largest known remaining gas fields in the U.K. to be brought onto production. With estimated gas reserves of 3 trillion cubic feet, the field produced at its peak enough gas to […]

  3. Review of the data systems for Public Service Agreement 28

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    Comprehensive Spending Review 2007 covering the period 2008-2011

    Review of the data systems for Public Service Agreement 28 led by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: ‘Secure a healthy environment for today and the future’

  4. Review of the UK’s Competition Landscape

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    A National Audit Office review of the regime for overseeing markets and enforcing competition law in the UK has found that it is generally effective and well regarded by comparison with international equivalents. However, the NAO has found that the competition system as a whole must still address a number of challenges to function as […]

  5. Ministry of Justice Financial Management Report

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    The Ministry of Justice has made progress in improving its financial management, but currently falls short of best practice in the consistency of its financial management approach, its understanding of its costs and the integration of its financial management systems and processes.

  6. The BBC’s management of its coverage of major sporting and music events: review by the Comptroller and Auditor General presented to the BBC Trust’s Finance and Compliance Committee, 13 January 2010

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    The BBC Trust today (28 January 2010) published an independent report commissioned from the National Audit Office on the BBC’s management of its coverage of major sporting and music events. The NAO review looked at the effectiveness of the BBC’s management of its coverage of major sporting and music events, once the decision to cover […]

  7. Review of the data systems for Public Service Agreement 13

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    Comprehensive Spending Review 2007 covering the period 2008-2011

    Review of the data systems for Public Service Agreement 13 led by the Department for Education: ‘Improve children and young people’s safety’

  8. Review of the data systems for Public Service Agreement 21

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    Comprehensive Spending Review 2007 covering the period 2008-2011

    Review of the data systems for Public Service Agreement 21 led by the Department for Communities and Local Government: ‘Build more cohesive, empowered and active communities’

  9. Review of the data systems for Public Service Agreement 24

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    Comprehensive Spending Review 2007 covering the period 2008-2011

    Review of the data systems for Public Service Agreement 24 led by the Ministry of Justice: ‘Deliver a more effective, transparent and responsive Criminal Justice System for victims and the public’

  10. Review of the data systems for Public Service Agreement 20

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    Comprehensive Spending Review 2007 covering the period 2008-2011

    Review of the data systems for Public Service Agreement 20 led by the Department for Communities and Local Government: ‘Increase long term housing supply and affordability’

  11. Review of the data systems for Public Service Agreement 16

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    Comprehensive Spending Review 2007 covering the period 2008-2011

    Review of the data systems for Public Service Agreement 16 led by the Cabinet Office: ‘Increase the proportion of socially excluded adults in settled accommodation and employment, education or training’

  12. Review of the data systems for Public Service Agreement 5

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    Comprehensive Spending Review 2007 covering the period 2008-2011

    Review of the data systems for Public Service Agreement 5: ‘Deliver reliable and efficient transport networks that support economic growth’

  13. Review of the data systems for Public Service Agreement 8

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    Comprehensive Spending Review 2007 covering the period 2008-2011

    Review of the data systems for Public Service Agreement 8 led by the Department for Work and Pensions: ‘Maximise employment opportunity for all’

  14. Investigation into Police and Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Commutation factors

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    This looks at the chain of events which led to the government paying £711m in compensation to 34,000 pensioners who retired from the Police and Firefighters’ Pension Schemes between 2001 and 2006 without receiving their full pension entitlement. Due to the extent of the legal process in the case, some police and firefighters were retired for over 15 years before they received their full pension entitlement from government.

  15. Recruiting civil servants efficiently

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    The National Audit Office has today reported that the processes used by central government to recruit civil servants do not fully deliver value for money. Departments are working to understand and improve parts of the external recruitment process but more can be done. In 2007-08, central government recruited more than 40,000 new staff, with 78 […]