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  3. Setting key targets for Executive Agencies: A Guide

    Report Value for money

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    This guidance has been developed to help those involved in the process of agreeing targets for Executive Agencies set challenging targets that will help deliver the outcomes and the standard of service delivery the public expect.

  4. The performance and management of hospital PFI contracts

    Report Value for money

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    Most PFI hospital contracts are well-managed and the evidence indicates that they are currently achieving the value for money expected when the contracts were signed. There continue to be risks, however, to the long-term value for money of these contracts.

  6. Governance and transparency

    The NAO’s governance arrangements ensure that we operate effectively and transparently with due oversight while maintaining our independence.

  7. Choosing the right FABRIC

    Insight Good practice guides

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    A joint publication by the NAO, HM Treasury, Cabinet Office, Audit Commission and Office for National Statistics summarising our common thinking on this subject, in particular the need for a good system of performance information to be Focused, Appropriate, Balanced, Robust, Integrated and Cost Effective.

  10. Department for International Development – Performance Management Helping to Reduce World Poverty

    Report Value for money

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    The Department for International Development lead the United Kingdom’s commitment to the elimination of world poverty and are a key player in the international development community seeking to reduce by half by 2015 the proportion of people living in extreme poverty. Currently, over 1 billion people live on less than $1 per day. The Department’s […]

  11. Successful commissioning toolkit
    NAO model of commissioning and the third sector

    This page is part of our successful commissioning toolkit. There are various models of the commissioning cycle. For example, the NHS model uses nine elements within three broader stages – strategic planning, procuring services, and monitoring and evaluation. The Institute for Public Care model is based upon four key performance management elements – analyse, plan, do […]

  14. Spending Review 2015

    Press release

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    There have been improvements in the way government plans and manages public sector activity, but the NAO does not consider that there exists a coherent, enduring framework for planning and management.

    This report is published alongside ‘Government’s management of its performance: progress with single departmental plans’.

  15. Memorandum: Service Family Accommodation update

    Briefing

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    This memorandum has been prepared to support the Committee of Public Accounts’ consideration of the Ministry of Defence’s provision of accommodation to its service personnel.

  16. Decommissioning toolkit
    What is driving the need for change?

    This page is part of our decommissioning toolkit. Commissioners need to understand what the drivers for change are and the motivations that lead to decommissioning. This will have an impact on the process of decommissioning and other factors such as timescales and levels of engagement with stakeholders. Our research found a wide set of drivers […]

  17. Decommissioning toolkit
    Motivation

    This page is part of our decommissioning toolkit. Include climate survey in measurement Apply performance management at team and individual level Celebrate sucesses – major and minor Foremost in our research was to understand the role of relationship measurement systems in support of the Gold Standard enabler, “Regular assessment of client contractor relationships”.The results are […]

  18. NAO Diversity and Inclusion Annual Report 2016-17

    Corporate information

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    This report summarises our progress over the second year of the 2015-2018 Diversity & Inclusion strategy. As part of our commitment to the Public Sector Equality Duty we also publish equality data in a separate report.

  19. Successful commissioning toolkit
    Central government

    This page is part of our successful commissioning toolkit. Introduction Ministers ask a central government department to establish a scheme to improve safety on the road for cyclists. A policy manager is put in charge of this. She holds a meeting with internal stakeholders, including those responsible for service delivery, finance and legal advice. From this […]