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Briefing for the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee: Performance of the Home Office 2008-09
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Ministry of Defence: Major Repair and Overhaul of Land Equipment
Published on:The Ministry of Defence has done much to improve the management of the major repair and overhaul of land equipment but there is more to do, including addressing the future role and shape of its in-house provider, the Army Base Repair Organisation (ABRO), Sir John Bourn, Head of the National Audit Office, told Parliament today. […]
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Briefing for Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee: Analysis of the Extent of the Review by Government Departments
Published on:Post Implementation Review of Statutory Instruments: Analysis of the extent of the review by Government departments
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Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ): New Accommodation Programme
Published on:Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, reported to Parliament today that GCHQs new headquarter building, which will cost GCHQ about 46 million a year, and which was procured through a PFI deal, was on track to be delivered on time and within its finally determined budget; and it was handled well overall. […]
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Briefing for the House of Commons Public Administration Select Committee: Cabinet Office Performance Briefing
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Energy and Climate Change Committee inquiry into Fuel Poverty – Memorandum for the House of Commons Energy and Climate Change Committee
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Briefing for House of Commons Energy and Climate Change Committee: Performance of the Dept of Energy and Climate Change
Published on:Executive Summary
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NAO Review of the Performance of the Ministry of Defence 2007-08
Published on:This briefing has been prepared for the Defence Committee of the House of Commons to provide an overview of the work and performance of the Ministry of Defence in the financial year 2007-08 and subsequent months.
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Tackling pensioner poverty: Encouraging take-up of entitlements
Published on:Head of the National Audit Office, Sir John Bourn, reported today that, in recognising the good progress made by the Department for Work and Pensions and other public bodies working with pensioners in encouraging benefit take up, more could be done. Although two million pensioners live in low-income households, many tens of thousand miss out […]
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The Radiocommunications Agency’s Joint Venture With CMG
Published on:Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, reported to Parliament today that the Radiocommunications Agency* has successfully entered into a partnership with CMG plc**, a global Information and Communications Technology group, which could result in significant financial savings. In June 1998 the Agency and CMG plc established a joint venture company, Radio Spectrum […]
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Inland Revenue: Inheritance Tax
Published on:The Inland Revenue has in recent years improved the way it checks compliance with Inheritance Tax. It has also done a great deal to reduce the burden on those who have to sort out the tax affairs of an estate when someone dies. Today’s report from head of the NAO Sir John Bourn highlights ways […]
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Memorandum for Work and Pensions Committee: Information Technology Programmes
Published on:This memorandum has been prepared for the House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee to provide information on the Department for Work and Pensions Information Technology Programmes.
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Briefing for House of Commons Energy and Climate Change Committee: Performance of the Department of Energy and Climate Change 2008-09
Published on:This briefing has been prepared for the Energy and Climate Change Committee as an overview of the performance of the Department of Energy and Climate Change in the financial year 2008-09 and subsequent months.
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Unlocking the Past: The 1901 Census Online
Published on:The 1901 census website is now running successfully and problems originally encountered when the Public Record Office and QinetiQ implemented the site in January 2002 have been overcome. Moreover, according to todays report to Parliament by NAO head Sir John Bourn, the lessons learned will be valuable to government and other public sector bodies planning […]
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Office for National Statistics: Outsourcing the 2001 Census
Published on:Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, reported to Parliament today on the difficulties faced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in outsourcing elements of the 2001 Census. The Census is expected to deliver good quality population data within the overall budget of £207 million. However, the appointment of professional advisors was […]
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The Private Finance Initiative: The Contract for the Defence Fixed Telecommunications System
Published on:The Ministry of Defence achieved a good price when they awarded the contract for a new Defence Fixed Telecommunication System to BT in 1997, Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, told Parliament today. The ten year contract let under the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) is expected to cost £612 million with a […]
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Performance of the Ministry of Defence 2006-07 – NAO briefing for the Defence Committee
Published on:This briefing has been prepared for the Defence Committee of the House of Commons to provide an overview of the work and performance of the Ministry of Defence in the financial year 2006-07 and subsequent months.
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Department of Trade and Industry: The United Kingdom’s Civil Space Activities
Published on:Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, reported today that the Government’s investment in space, coordinated by the British National Space Centre (BNSC) Partnership, has a number of strengths, including lean, user-focused programmes built up from wide consultation, many of which have produced important scientific and commercial benefits. There is scope, however, to […]
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Work of the Cabinet Office 2006-07 – NAO briefing for the Public Administration Select Committee
Published on:This briefing is prepared for the Public Administration Select Committee of the House of Commons to provide an overview of the work and performance of the Cabinet Office in the financial year 2006-07.