The environment for government borrowing has become more challenging in recent years, a new National Audit Office (NAO) report finds. The independent public spending watchdog’s report Managing government borrowing examines how public bodies are pursuing the government’s debt management objectives, and how they manage the risks of borrowing1. The report found that government’s borrowing needs […]
Household recycling rates have stalled -and Government lacks effective long-term plans to reduce waste, which contributes to climate change
Two National Audit Office (NAO) reports assessing the condition of school buildings in England and DfE sustainability ambitions.
DWP’s plans to transform the assessment process for disability benefits face challenges that it will need to carefully manage, according to NAO report.
A National Audit Office (NAO) report assessing the government’s approach to improving urgent and emergency care services in England.
A National Audit Office (NAO) report assessing the Home Office’s progress delivering its asylum and protection transformation programme.
A National Audit Office (NAO) report updating on government’s ambition to rollout smart meters across Great Britain
HMRC’s flagship tax transformation programme is now expected to cost five times the original forecast in 2016 (in real terms) following repeated delays.
Our report assesses the government’s progress delivering its ambition to increase rates of walking, wheeling and cycling.
Our new study looks at whether the government is set up to deliver value for money from its approach to investment in pursuit of net zero.
The government is not consistently supporting prison leavers in resettling into the community, a new report by the NAO has found.
Report summarising the National Audit Office’s (NAO) investigation into the provision of supported housing in England
In the 25 Year Environment Plan, government identified regulation as one of the key mechanisms to achieve its environmental goals. Through different regulatory bodies, Defra is already delivering a range of regulatory interventions. This study will examine how regulation is contributing towards the delivery of government’s environmental objectives.
Most public bodies do not know how much fraud they face and cannot demonstrate that they have the correct level of counter fraud resources, according to the National Audit Office.
Substantial reduction in potential taxpayer cost supporting the transfer of Bulb Energy to a ringfenced supplier under Octopus, but risks remain.
The government should use the two-year pause on new construction work at HS2 Euston to develop a design that is affordable, deliverable and value for money, according to a new National Audit Office report.
This report looks at BEIS’s oversight of the schemes, its understanding of what the schemes achieved, and how well it worked with local authorities.
This report looks at tax-free savings accounts for 6.3 million children born between 2002 and 2011, into which the government paid £2bn.
This report assesses how government is trying to address the underlying issues that make digital transformation so difficult to achieve.
This report describes the Home Office’s progress on delivering the Emergency Services Network programme, and sets out the main risks it faces.