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1. PFI and PF2

   Press release

   18 Jan 2018

   A briefing on the rationale, costs and benefits of the Private Finance Initiative; the use of and impact of PFI, and ability to make savings from operational contracts; and the introduction of PF2. There are currently over 700 operational PFI and PF2 deals, with a capital value of around £60 billion and annual charges for these deals amounted to £10.3 billion in 2016-17. Even if no new deals are entered into, future charges which continue until the 2040s amount to £199 billion.

   18 January 2018

2. Delivering STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) skills for the economy

   Press release

   17 Jan 2018

   Government efforts to improve the quality and take-up of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills have yielded some positive results but there remains an urgent need for departments to set out a shared view of what they are trying to achieve and a co-ordinated plan for achieving it.

3. National College for Teaching and Leadership Accounts

   Press release

   11 Jan 2018

   Amyas Morse, Comptroller and Auditor General has qualified his audit opinions on the National College for Teaching and Leadership’s (NCTL) 2016-17 Accounts due to a limitation in the scope of his audit of the regularity of the NCTL’s grant expenditure.

   11 January 2018

4. The Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern rail franchise

   Press release

   10 Jan 2018

   This examines the causes of poor performance on the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern network since the franchise began in September 2014, the effects on passenger services, financial outcomes for the operator and the Department, and the Department’s handling of the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchise.

5. Implementing the UK’s Exit from the European Union: The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

   Press release

   20 Dec 2017

   The report focuses on how the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs is preparing to exit from the EU. It is part of a series of NAO briefings on the key bodies in the centre of government and the major spending departments that have to deliver Exit programmes.

   20 December 2017

6. Investigation into changes to Community Rehabilitation Company contracts

   Press release

   19 Dec 2017

   An investigation into why and how the Ministry of Justice adjusted Community Rehabilitation Companies’ (CRCs) contracts; and the financial and other implications of the adjustments to the CRCs’ contracts.

   19 December 2017

7. Reducing modern slavery

   Press release

   15 Dec 2017

   Until the government is able to establish effective oversight of the modern slavery system as a whole, it will not be able to significantly reduce the prevalence of modern slavery or show that it is achieving value for money.

8. Child Maintenance Client Funds Accounts 2016-17

   Press release

   14 Dec 2017

   The C&AG has qualified his audit opinions on the Client Funds Accounts prepared by the Department for Work and Pensions for the 1993 and 2003 Child Maintenance Schemes on the grounds of material levels of irregular receipts and payments and misstated arrears balances. However he has given a clean audit opinion on the 2012 Child Maintenance Scheme Account after improvements in the accuracy of assessing child maintenance claims.

   14 December 2017

9. Investigation into the circumstances surrounding the monitoring, inspection and funding of Learndirect Ltd

   Press release

   14 Dec 2017

   This investigation focuses on the circumstances relating to the monitoring of Learndirect Ltd by the Education and Skills Funding Agency, the inspection of the company by Ofsted, and the funding of the company by various government bodies.

10. Investigation: National Lottery funding for good causes

    Press release

    13 Dec 2017

    An investigation into the fall in National Lottery income for good causes in 2016-17. It reviews the trends in total National Lottery sales and income for good causes, focusing on the six distributors with the largest share of National Lottery income and the way they have managed the balances within the National Lottery Distribution Fund.

    13 December 2017

11. The Green Investment Bank

    Press release

    12 Dec 2017

    This examines whether the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has achieved the objectives of the UK Green Investment Bank intervention, and whether UK Government Investments has achieved value for money in the subsequent sale of the Bank.

12. The higher education market

    Press release

    8 Dec 2017

    Young people are making complex choices about higher education without much effective help and advice, and the institutions concerned are under very little competitive pressure to provide best value.

13. The BBC’s understanding of its audiences and users

    Press release

    6 Dec 2017

    The report examines whether to inform decisions across the BBC, the Corporation efficiently, effectively and economically understands how people use and respond to the full range of its services.

14. Implementing the UK’s Exit from the European Union – People and skills: The role of the centre of government

    Press release

    1 Dec 2017

    The National Audit Office has today published a briefing describing how the centre of government is supporting departments to identify the people and skills needed to implement the UK’s exit from the European Union.

    1 December 2017

15. Implementing the UK’s Exit from the European Union: The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

    Press release

    30 Nov 2017

    The National Audit Office has today published a briefing describing how the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS), which has one of the largest and most complex EU Exit portfolios in government, is preparing to deliver a successful exit from the EU.

16. Charity Commission: Progress report

    Press release

    29 Nov 2017

    The National Audit Office has today published its report on the progress made by the Charity Commission. The Commission is the regulator of charities in England and Wales and is an independent, non-ministerial government department accountable to Parliament.

    29 November 2017

17. Investigation into the governance of Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough Local Enterprise Partnership

    Press release

    29 Nov 2017

    The National Audit Office has today published the results of its investigation into the governance of the Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough Local Enterprise Partnership, following concerns raised by Stephen Barclay MP (North East Cambridgeshire).

18. International Citizen Service

    Press release

    28 Nov 2017

    The National Audit Office has today published a report on the International Citizen Service (ICS). The Department for International Development launched the ICS in 2011 to provide volunteer placements overseas for 18-25 year olds and team leader placements for 23-35 year olds.

    28 November 2017

19. The administration of the Scottish Rate of Income Tax 2016-17

    Press release

    27 Nov 2017

    Maintaining accurate address records of the 2.6 million Scottish taxpayers remains the biggest risk facing HM Revenue & Customs in ensuring that Scottish income tax is assessed and collected properly.

20. Implementing the UK’s exit from the European Union: Infrastructure and Projects Authority

    Press release

    24 Nov 2017

    The National Audit Office has today published a briefing describing how the centre of government is overseeing and taking forward implementation of the UK’s exit from the European Union. The briefing focuses in particular on the Infrastructure and Projects Authority.

    24 November 2017