Care Quality Commission
Published on: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.
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Financial sustainability of fire and rescue services
Published on:Fire and rescue authorities have managed funding reductions well. The Department for Communities and Local Government should, however, seek greater assurance that authorities are maintaining service standards and delivering value for money locally
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Services for people with neurological conditions: progress review
Published on:Services and outcomes for people with neurological conditions need further improvement.
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Principles Paper: Managing provider failure
Published on:This paper explores the principles departments should use to manage provider failure. There is room for improvement in the way failure of providers is considered and managed.
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Care leavers’ transitions to adulthood
Published on:The government has made a commitment to improve support for young people leaving foster or residential care in England but the system is not working effectively.
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Funding for disadvantaged pupils
Published on:While the impact of the Pupil Premium will take time to become clear, it has the potential to bring about a significant improvement in outcomes. However, the Department for Education and schools have more to do.
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Care services for people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour
Published on:The Government did not meet its goal of transferring by 1 June 2014 all people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour, for whom it was appropriate, from mental hospitals into the community.
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Departmental Overview: The performance of the Department for Communities and Local Government 2013-14
Published on:This Departmental Overview is one of 17 we are producing covering our work on each major government department. It summarises our work on the Department for Communities and Local Government during 2013-14.
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Local welfare provision
Published on:Overall spending on discretionary local welfare support by central and local government has reduced since April 2013. The consequences of this gap in provision are not understood.
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Public service markets: Putting things right when they go wrong
Published on:Over 10 million people who used public services (about 1 in 5) in the UK last year faced problems with the services. Detriment can and does occur. But users find the complaints and redress systems confusing.
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Care Act first-phase reforms
Published on: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.
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Devolving responsibilities to cities in England: Wave 1 City Deals
Published on:Wave 1 City Deals encouraged cities to develop capacity to manage devolved funding and increased responsibility. It is too early to tell what impact they will have on growth.
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Accountability to Parliament for taxpayers’ money
Published on:The incentives on government Accounting Officers to prioritise value for money are weak compared to those associated with the day-to-day job of satisfying Ministers.
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Conflicts of interest
Published on:This report outlines the importance of recognising and adequately managing conflicts of interest.
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NHS financial management and sustainability 2015
Published on:This briefing on the NHS and sustainability in England has been prepared for the Environmental Audit Committee. It focuses on identifying potential good practice, opportunities and challenges and draws on the NAO’s good practice criteria.
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Local government new burdens
Published on:The Department for Communities and Local Government has taken steps since November 2014 to improve its understanding of new burdens on local authorities.
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Overseeing financial sustainability in the further education sector
Published on:With the number of further education (FE) colleges in financial difficulty expected to rise rapidly, there are fundamental structural problems which might require decisions at a regional or sector-wide level.
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Local government funding: Assurance to Parliament
Published on:The Department has increased local authorities’ flexibility over their funding, but as a result has less information on how funds are being spent.
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Financial sustainability of police forces in England and Wales
Published on:Police forces have successfully reduced costs since 2011, but do not have a clear understanding of the demands placed upon them or of the factors that affect their costs.
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Upgrading emergency service communications: the Emergency Services Network
Published on:The Emergency Services Network is one of the most technologically advanced systems worldwide and is set to replace the existing emergency services communication system, Airwave. However several risks have been highlighted.