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.
The Department has made good progress since we last reported on Carrier Strike, however it still has a lot to do to meet its targets at the end of 2020.
The NAO has reported on the 2012-22 Equipment Plan of the Ministry of Defence.
This report examines whether Defra has a full understanding of its legacy challenges, including cyber security risks, and if plans to address the problem are realistic, achievable and aligned to future needs.
Delivery to the frontline is still being put at risk by longstanding weaknesses in inventory management, despite the Ministry of Defence taking steps to improve, according to a new National Audit Office report.
The Department for International Development’s spending on humanitarian interventions has almost trebled between 2010-11 and 2014-15 to more than £1 billion per year, rising as a share of its total budget from 6% to 14%.
This study examines whether the Ministry of Defence’s Equipment Plan provides a reliable assessment of the affordability of the MoD’s equipment programmes over the next ten years.
This report looks at how UKSV has performed in providing national security vetting services since 2018; what it is doing to ensure security vetting is completed in a timely way to ensure the continued protection and functioning of government; and what it is doing to modernise and reform.
Since privatisation, Ofwat and Defra have overseen major improvements in water quality and service quality. Customers have seen a marked rise in bills but not the benefits of companies’ unexpected financial gains.
Good financial management is at the core of good management in government. It supports decision making and the effective running of organisations.
This study examines whether the government and Network Rail are in a position to deliver the Transpennine Route Upgrade successfully.
This report examines the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) as part of the government’s response to COVID-19 in 2020.
This report provides our initial thoughts on the learning government can draw from its response to COVID-19 to date.
This report examines the current care market and the Department of Health & Social Care’s role in overseeing it.
This report looks at the Office for Student’s responsibilities for financial regulation of higher education providers.
The report sets out central government’s risk analysis, planning, and mitigation strategies prior to the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic
This report evaluates whether government’s approach to managing the risks of flooding and coastal erosion is achieving value for money.
This report examines whether the Ministry of Defence has managed to reduce the risks to affordability in its Equipment Plan.
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This report assesses how the BBC has positioned itself to respond to financial and strategic challenges and opportunities.