Showing 61 - 80 of 507 results

  1. Preparedness for online safety regulation

    Press release

    Published on:

    Ofcom has made a good start in its preparations for implementing a new online safety regime, and must now manage risks around monitoring, scope and financing, according to a new report by the National Audit Office.

  2. Managing government borrowing

    Press release

    Published on:

    The environment for government borrowing has become more challenging in recent years, a new National Audit Office (NAO) report finds. The independent public spending watchdog’s report Managing government borrowing examines how public bodies are pursuing the government’s debt management objectives, and how they manage the risks of borrowing1. The report found that government’s borrowing needs […]

  3. Access to unplanned or urgent care

    Press release

    Published on:

    A National Audit Office (NAO) report assessing the government’s approach to improving urgent and emergency care services in England.

  4. Update on the rollout of smart meters

    Press release

    Published on:

    A National Audit Office (NAO) report updating on government’s ambition to rollout smart meters across Great Britain

  5. Progress with Making Tax Digital

    Press release

    Published on:

    HMRC’s flagship tax transformation programme is now expected to cost five times the original forecast in 2016 (in real terms) following repeated delays.

  6. Active travel in England

    Press release

    Published on:

    Our report assesses the government’s progress delivering its ambition to increase rates of walking, wheeling and cycling.

  7. Support for innovation to deliver net zero

    Press release

    Published on:

    Our new study looks at whether the government is set up to deliver value for money from its approach to investment in pursuit of net zero.

  8. Investigation into supported housing

    Press release

    Published on:

    Report summarising the National Audit Office’s (NAO) investigation into the provision of supported housing in England

  9. Regulating to achieve environmental outcomes

    Press release

    Published on:

    In the 25 Year Environment Plan, government identified regulation as one of the key mechanisms to achieve its environmental goals. Through different regulatory bodies, Defra is already delivering a range of regulatory interventions. This study will examine how regulation is contributing towards the delivery of government’s environmental objectives.

  10. Tackling fraud and corruption against government

    Press release

    Published on:

    Most public bodies do not know how much fraud they face and cannot demonstrate that they have the correct level of counter fraud resources, according to the National Audit Office.

  11. Investigation into Bulb Energy

    Press release

    Published on:

    Substantial reduction in potential taxpayer cost supporting the transfer of Bulb Energy to a ringfenced supplier under Octopus, but risks remain.

  12. High Speed Two: Euston

    Press release

    Published on:

    The government should use the two-year pause on new construction work at HS2 Euston to develop a design that is affordable, deliverable and value for money, according to a new National Audit Office report.

  13. COVID-19 business grant schemes

    Press release

    Published on:

    This report looks at BEIS’s oversight of the schemes, its understanding of what the schemes achieved, and how well it worked with local authorities.

  14. Investigation into Child Trust Funds

    Press release

    Published on:

    This report looks at tax-free savings accounts for 6.3 million children born between 2002 and 2011, into which the government paid £2bn.