Social Fund White Paper Account 2011-12
Published on:The Comptroller and Auditor General has today qualified his audit opinion on the 2011-12 Social Fund White Paper Account.
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Legal Services Commission, Community Legal Service Fund and Criminal Defence Service 2011-12 accounts
Published on:The Comptroller and Auditor General, has today qualified the accounts of the Community Legal Service Fund and the Criminal Defence Service because of errors in payments to legal aid providers.
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Regulating defined contribution pension schemes
Published on:The Pensions Regulator and other agencies regulating defined contribution pension schemes should take a concerted approach towards collecting evidence and assessing risks to members.
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Securing the future financial sustainability of the NHS
Published on:The NHS delivered a £2.1bn surplus in 2011-12 but there is some financial distress in NHS trusts with some very large deficits.
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Financial viability of the social housing sector: introducing the Affordable Homes Programme
Published on:The Programme launch has been successful, however key risks remain such as the planned delivery of new homes towards the end of the programme period.
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The East of England Development Agency financial statements 2011-12
Published on:The Comptroller and Auditor General has qualified his audit opinion on the 2011-12 financial statements of the East of England Development Agency (EEDA) because of irregular ex-gratia payments, totalling £51,000, made by the Agency to its staff.
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Business Perceptions Survey 2012
Published on:The NAO, Better Regulation Executive and the Better Regulation Delivery Office have published a survey into businesses’ perception of regulation.
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Healthcare across the UK: A comparison of the NHS in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Published on:The report finds variations in health outcomes across the four nations, and will help health departments examine how better value for money could be achieved.
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Managing the defence inventory
Published on:The MOD is buying more inventory than it uses and not consistently disposing of stock it no longer needs using money that could be spent elsewhere.
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C&AG report: HM Revenue and Customs 2011-12 accounts
Published on:HMRC’s progress in stabilising the PAYE service, its performance in managing tax debt; and its progress in tackling tax credit overpayment.
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The government’s long-term plans to deliver secure, low carbon and affordable electricity
Published on:Investment of £110bn in electricity infrastructure is needed by 2020 to meet increase in demand, to provide back-up capacity, and because of scheduled closure of one fifth of existing capacity.
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Skills Funding Agency Accounts 2011-12
Published on:The Comptroller & Auditor General has given a qualified audit opinion on the 2011-12 accounts of the Skills Funding Agency in relation to how the Agency has accounted for further education colleges.
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Offshore electricity transmission: a new model for delivering infrastructure
Published on:Using competition to award companies licences to transmit electricity from offshore wind farms has benefits but consumers might end up bearing the cost of inflation.
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The effectiveness of internal audit in central government
Published on:Internal audit costs government around £70 million each year, but quality varies and it is poor value for money.
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Settling large tax disputes
Published on:Following review by a former tax judge, the NAO concludes that all five settlements were reasonable but there is concern over the settlement processes.
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Central government’s communication and engagement with local government
Published on:Central government needs to have better engagement with local government, particularly as more services are devolved.
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Improving the Criminal Justice System – lessons from local change projects
Published on:This report draws out good practice lessons from three local improvement projects. It has been produced jointly by the National Audit Office, Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation.
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The management of adult diabetes services in the NHS
Published on:Diabetes care in the NHS is poor, with low achievement of treatment standards, high numbers of avoidable deaths and annual spending reaching an estimated £3.9 billion.
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The creation and sale of Northern Rock plc
Published on:The Treasury’s 2009 decision to split Northern Rock in two was reasonable at the time but the final net cost to the taxpayer could be some £2 billion.
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Preventing fraud in contracted employment programmes
Published on:Reported fraud in Employment Programmes is low despite past flaws such as in the New Deal. New improvement controls are better, yet risks remain.