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  1. National Citizen Service

    Report Value for money

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    Having shown that the concept of a national citizen service has something to offer young people, to demonstrate value for money the OCS and the Trust now need to show they can grow NCS as intended and run it at a more affordable cost to the taxpayer.

  2. Local government and net zero in England

    Press release

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    This new report responds to a request from the Environmental Audit Committee to examine local government and net zero.

  3. Local welfare provision

    Report Value for money

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    Overall spending on discretionary local welfare support by central and local government has reduced since April 2013. The consequences of this gap in provision are not understood.

  4. Tax reliefs

    Report Value for money

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    There are more than 1000 tax reliefs in the UK tax system. The NAO intends to carry out future work evaluating how they are developed and implemented.

  5. Decision support tool
    Establish application process

    This page is part of our decision support tool. The application process for funding, whether via grant, grant-in-aid or procurement, is an important tool in providing a‘level playing field’ for TSOs. Small TSOs in particular may be deterred by lengthy or excessively complex processes. Bearing in mind the principle of proportionality, you should consider: the […]

  6. Crossrail

    Report Value for money

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    The DfT and Transport for London have done well to protect taxpayers’ interests in Crossrail but risks remain including delivery of the trains.

  7. Decision support tool
    Choose a funding channel

    This page is part of our decision support tool. Which channels can you use? You must choose one of the following three funding channels for the programme: [Footnote 1] Procurement: used to acquire goods, works or services in line with the government’s policy of value for money – “the optimum combination of whole-life cost and […]

  8. Local government finance in the pandemic

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    This report examines whether the government secured financial sustainability across the local authority sector during COVID-19.

  9. Successful commissioning toolkit
    What about grant-in-aid, or strategic grants?

    This page is part of our successful commissioning toolkit. If you have decided to use grant as the basis for a financial relationship, you then have the further option of choosing to use a particular type of grant, known as ‘grant-in-aid’ (in central government) or ‘strategic grant’ (especially in local government and the NHS).  The key […]

  10. Successful commissioning toolkit
    Primary Care Trust

    This page is part of our successful commissioning toolkit. Introduction A charity for blind people approaches a Primary Care Trust (PCT) with a proposal for a health support service in the area. Under this, staff and volunteers of the charity would greet blind people at NHS establishments and welcome them and show them around safely.  For […]