This report focuses on the arrangements for converting schools to academies. We assess the Department for Education’s approach and the extent of conversion; the robustness, cost and speed of the conversion process; and the availability of sponsors and multi-academy trusts to support schools to convert to academies.
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 report examines the financial sustainability of mainstream schools in England.
In March 2021, the C&AG submitted evidence to the Health and Social Care Committee inquiry into the Department of Health & Social Care’s White Paper, ‘Integration and Innovation: working together to improve health and social care’. This drew on the National Audit Office’s past body of work to highlight the main risks and opportunities the White Paper presents, both in terms of effective implementation of the proposed reforms and in terms of making progress towards overarching health and social care policy aims.
The NAO has reported on the 2012-22 Equipment Plan of the Ministry of Defence.
This report looks at the Office for Student’s responsibilities for financial regulation of higher education providers.
This report focuses on the financial sustainability of further education and sixth-form colleges.
The Department of Health and its partners are still some way from implementing a plan to put the NHS’ finances in England on a sustainable footing, according to three reports issued by the Comptroller and Auditor General.
This report examines whether the government secured financial sustainability across the local authority sector during COVID-19.
This impacts case study shows how our work motivated the Department for Health to develop a tool and coding system that standarised and reduced consumables procurement costs in the NHS.
It is one example of financial or non-financial benefits realised in 2014 as a result of our involvement, all of which are set out in our interactive PDF.
Devolution deals to devolve power from central government to local areas in England offer opportunities to stimulate economic growth and reform public services for local users, but the arrangements are untested and government could do more to provide confidence that these deals will achieve the benefits intended
This report examines the BBC’s progress in delivering its savings and reform programme.
Against a backdrop of increasing pressure on NHS finances, NHS England has not controlled the rising cost of specialised services.
This is our eighth report on the financial sustainability of the
NHS.
This study assesses how effectively the Department for Education is supporting education recovery in schools following the COVID-19 pandemic.
There are currently far too many older people in hospitals who do not need to be there. Without radical action, this problem will worsen and add further financial strain to the NHS and local government.
The first phase of the Care Act has been implemented well, but this places new responsibilities on local authorities whose core funding is being significantly reduced.
The CQC, the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England, has made substantial progress but needs to recruit and train staff and build a new organisational culture.
The report examines whether the NHS is on track to achieve financial sustainability.
This report examines the Department for Education’s funding provision and distribution of funding for mainstream schools in England.