Improving access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises
Published on:The range of government initiatives to help small and medium businesses gain access to finance are not operating as a unified programme.
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Emergency admissions to hospital: managing the demand
Published on:Many emergency admissions to hospital are avoidable and many patients stay in hospital longer than is necessary.
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Assurance of reported savings at Sellafield
Published on:The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s systems for recording and challenging claimed savings at Sellafield give moderate assurance of reported overall savings since 2009-10.
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Supporting UK exporters overseas
Published on:The FCO and UKTI will need to contribute much more effectively to efforts to increase the value of UK exports to £1 trillion a year by 2020.
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Public funding for innovation in low carbon technologies in the UK
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The Sovereign Grant
Published on:The National Audit Office has today supplied a memorandum to the Public Accounts Committee on the Sovereign Grant and its financial management.
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Food safety and authenticity in the processed meat supply chain
Published on:The horsemeat incident in January 2013 exposed weaknesses in control in the food supply chain.
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Confidentiality clauses and special severance payments – follow up
Published on:The NAO reports on the use of confidentiality clauses and severance payments in three more areas of government.
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Confirmed impacts: NAO report influences better regulation of consumer credit
Published on:In March 2013, the Minister for Consumer Affairs, along with the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, confirmed in a statement in the House of Commons that the government has drawn on our analysis as it develops a new regulatory regime for consumer credit markets.
This NAO impacts case study represents one example where there has been some beneficial change, whether financial or non-financial, resulting from our involvement.
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Spinning-out MyCSP as a mutual joint venture
Published on:MyCSP has the potential to be good value for money with a projected saving of 50 per cent on costs, but the Cabinet Office and MyCSP still face many large challenges in transforming the service.
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Managing the risks of legacy ICT to public service delivery
Published on:Older ICT systems critical for the delivery of key public services (‘legacy ICT’) expose departments to risks which must be understood and managed.
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2012-13 review of the data systems for the Department of Energy and Climate Change
Published on:Review of a sample of the data systems underpinning the input and impact indicators in the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s Business Plan, Common Areas of Spend and wider management information.
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2012-13 review of the data systems for the Department for International Development
Published on:Review of a sample of the data systems underpinning the input and impact indicators in the Department for International Development’s Business Plan, Common Areas of Spend and wider management information.
This review was carried out on the 2012-15 Business Plan. Revised Business Plans were issued in June 2013. -
2012-13 review of the data systems for the Department for Transport
Published on:Review of a sample of the data systems underpinning the input and impact indicators in the Department for Transport’s Business Plan, Common Areas of Spend and wider management information.
This review was carried out on the 2012-15 Business Plan. Revised Business Plans were issued in June 2013. -
Universal Credit: early progress
Published on:Universal Credit plans were driven by an ambitious timescale, and this led to the adoption of a new approach. The programme suffered from weak management and ineffective control.
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Severance payments and wider benefits for senior BBC managers: supplementary note
Published on:The NAO provides a supplementary note on its examination of 90 more severance payments to senior BBC managers, following requests from the PAC and BBC Trust.
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The Border Force: securing the border
Published on:The Border Force has successfully implemented full passenger checks and cut queuing times but at the cost of maintaining other aspects of border security.
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2012-13 review of the data systems for HM Revenue and Customs
Published on:Review of a sample of the data systems underpinning the input and impact indicators in HM Revenue & Customs’ Business Plan, Common Areas of Spend and wider management information.
This review was carried out on the 2012-15 Business Plan. Revised Business Plans were issued in June 2013. -
2012-13 review of the data systems for the Home Office
Published on:Review of a sample of the data systems underpinning the input and impact indicators in the Home Office’s Business Plan, Common Areas of Spend and wider management information.
This review was carried out on the 2012-15 Business Plan. Revised Business Plans were issued in June 2013. -
2012-13 review of the data systems for the Department of Health
Published on:Review of a sample of the data systems underpinning the input and impact indicators in the Department of Health’s Business Plan, Common Areas of Spend and wider management information.
This review was carried out on the 2012-15 Business Plan. Revised Business Plans were issued in June 2013.