The UK border: Post UK-EU transition period
Published on:This report examines the government’s progress in managing the border and implementing the Northern Ireland Protocol since the end of the transition period.
This report examines the government’s progress in managing the border and implementing the Northern Ireland Protocol since the end of the transition period.
This page is part of our decommissioning toolkit. Explicit no surprises, no blame culture Engage people to make no-blame, high challenge culture live through behaviour Prepare for and manage resistance and slip back Engage supply chain Engaging those involved in the projects and developing a culture that supports a collaborative approach was identified as an […]
This page is part of our successful commissioning toolkit. Your current market may not contain enough potential providers with sufficient capacity. You may therefore wish to develop a stronger provider market. For example, currently you have only one weak organisation available to provide a certain service. But you want, in a few years, to have a choice of […]
This page is part of our decommissioning toolkit. Our research points to nine fundamental principles underlying effective decommissioning: Good communication Open, honest, regular and transparent engagement and consultation with service providers and users can help overcome any fear and mistrust that might arise between commissioners, providers and users. Understand needs and the provider market A […]
We estimate that the MOD made £253 million of savings on inventory purchases in 2012 as a result of our recommendations.
This NAO impacts case study represents one example where there has been some beneficial change, whether financial or non-financial, resulting from our involvement.
We welcome the Treasury’s continuing commitment to improving the timeliness and content of the WGA.This will enable the Treasury to manage public finances better.
This page is part of our Freedom of Information (FOI) Publication Scheme. Senior staff remuneration In the spirit of transparency, the NAO provides details of the salaries of all our senior staff. Travel and Hospitality Expenditure Introduction The National Audit Office has decided to make a voluntary disclosure of the expenditure incurred from NAO funds […]
This report looks at backlogs and waiting times for elective and cancer care in the NHS in England.
This page is part of our successful commissioning toolkit. When deciding on outcomes, you often have to weigh up all the above factors listed in ‘Building outcomes‘ and come to a balanced view. It can be helpful to do this collaboratively, for example through workshops with the key players involved, including relevant third sector organisations (TSOs). Practical example: agreeing […]
We found that the 2007-2011 Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Board’s poor financial management and procurement of an unaffordable PFI scheme had left the Trust in a critical financial position.
This NAO impacts case study represents one example where there has been some beneficial change, whether financial or non-financial, resulting from our involvement.
This page is part of our decision support tool. In this third stage, you will make a series of detailed tactical decisions about the design of the funding model. Many of the considerations and decisions in this stage apply equally to all three channels (procurement, grant and grant-in-aid). However, where they apply differently to different […]
This report assesses the scheme’s performance against its objectives, its management, and plans for the future of the scheme.
The horsemeat incident in January 2013 exposed weaknesses in control in the food supply chain.
We recommended that the Department for Communities and Local Government improve its evaluation of the impact of funding changes on local authorities’ financial sustainability.
This NAO impacts case study represents one example where there has been some beneficial change, whether financial or non-financial, resulting from our involvement.
This page is part of our decommissioning toolkit. Link between corporate and project governance Leaders strength of belief in collaborative working Leaders role model climate of challenge, bo-blame and trust Every case study ranked leadership as the most important factor in developing collaborative relationships. The research has showed that leaders can act, or fail to […]
This review of five major rail projects highlights lessons the Department for Transport should apply to current and future rail programmes.
The Comptroller and Auditor General has qualified his audit opinion on the 2011-12 accounts of the Serious Fraud Office in respect of the voluntary redundancy costs for the former Chief Executive Officer.
Our report examines whether MHCLG’s framework allows for the management of risks to local authorities from commercial property investment.
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 […]
This page is part of our decommissioning toolkit. This section of the website has been set up to support the ongoing programme of work by the UK NAO Defence Value for Money Team, to better understand what drives the performance of major defence projects. Introduction For the last 20 years the annual Major Projects Report […]