Guide for Audit and Risk Committees on Financial Reporting and Management during COVID-19
Published on:This guide helps audit and risk committee members to examine the impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak on their organisations.
Search results for 'COVID-19'
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Auditing government’s pandemic response
Published on:Like governments around the world, ours has committed unprecedented amounts of public money to the fight against coronavirus. By the end of 2020, this reached £271 billion in the UK and will continue to increase. As the UK’s independent public spending watchdog, the National Audit Office has been tracking the Government’s pandemic spending commitments, reporting […]
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Investigation into the free school meals voucher scheme
Published on:This investigation sets out how the Department for Education set up and implemented the free school meals voucher scheme.
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Protecting and supporting the clinically extremely vulnerable during lockdown
Published on:This report looks at how effectively government met the needs of clinically extremely vulnerable through the shielding programme.
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Investigation into the Culture Recovery Fund
Published on:This investigation examines the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund announced in July 2020.
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The government’s approach to test and trace in England – interim report
Published on:This interim report provides an overview of test and trace services for addressing COVID-19 in England.
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Local government finance in the pandemic
Published on:This report examines whether the government secured financial sustainability across the local authority sector during COVID-19.
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Investigation into the Bounce Back Loan Scheme
Published on:This investigation describes the scheme’s purpose and how it functions, performance to date, and how government manages value-for-money risks.
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Tackling fraud and protecting propriety in government spending during an emergency
Published on:We set out seven high level lessons with recommendations on what the government can do now so that it will better prevent fraud and maintain standards during an emergency.
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Reducing the backlog in the Crown Court
Published on:The Crown Court backlog is the highest on record and the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) ambition to reduce the caseload to 53,000 by March 2025 is no longer achievable.
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Financial management of the NHS in England
Summer 2024This report will examine the extent to which the NHS in England is managing its resources well day-to-day.
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Access to unplanned or urgent care
Published on:A National Audit Office (NAO) report assessing the government’s approach to improving urgent and emergency care services in England.
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Supporting the attainment of disadvantaged children within educational settings
Summer 2024Our upcoming report will examine whether DfE’s support for the attainment of disadvantaged children in educational settings, from early years up to the end of key stage 4, is achieving value for money.
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DWP’s approach to customer service
Summer 2024We’re looking at the service the Department for Work & Pensions provides to its customers.
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Progress in implementing Universal Credit
Published on:One in five people on Tax Credits who were invited to move to Universal Credit (UC) did not then claim UC and had their benefits stopped.
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Civil service workforce: Recruitment, pay and performance management
Published on:Government has opportunities to improve the efficient management of its workforce, including on recruitment, pay and performance management.
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Government resilience: extreme weather
Published on:Government is underprepared for extreme weather events which can cause significant disruption to people, businesses, and their communities.
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Funding of Coventry City of Culture Trust
Published on:A factual overview of funding provided to the Coventry City of Culture Trust, which became insolvent in March 2023.
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Managing NHS backlogs and waiting times in England
Published on:This is our second report on backlogs for elective and cancer care. It examines the design of NHSE’s recovery plan, how the NHS has been implementing the plan and the ongoing risks NHSE has to manage.
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Reforming adult social care in England
Published on:Our report looks at how DHSC is responding to the challenges facing adult social care in England, and its progress delivering reforms.