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  1. Mapping between different commissioners of healthcare

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    This series of papers summarises the methodological approaches we have taken in carrying out innovative or novel analysis. Such analysis is conducted under our statutory authority to examine and report to Parliament on the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which government departments and other bodies have used their resources.

    The Audit insights papers are methodological summaries and do not make new observations about value for money.

  2. Our enquiries into Civil Service Learning’s contract with Capita

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    The National Audit Office has today published its findings on the Civil Service Learning contract with Capita Business Services Ltd (Capita). The NAO’s enquiries address specific concerns from several people who raised different but overlapping concerns about the operation of the contract.

  3. One HMG Overseas

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    The NAO’s briefing on One HMG Overseas, for the Foreign Affairs Committee, assesses progress on each of the five strands of work in One HMG Overseas.

  5. The centre of government: an update

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    The update looks at how the centre of government’s role has evolved in response to austerity, examines recent developments such as how the leadership of functions and professions has been brought together under the new Chief Executive of the Civil Service.

  6. Investigation into government travel expenditure

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    The centre of government has little oversight of official travel, leaving this role to departments, although it does seek to manage the price of travel.

  7. Reducing costs through ‘Delivering Quality First’

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    The BBC’s cost reduction programme has so far delivered value for money. However, the need to make further savings from productivity improvements will involve more challenging and potentially disruptive changes to structures and ways of working.

  8. Progress on the Sellafield site: an update

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    The NAO has today published an update for the Public Accounts Committee, detailing developments in the management of the Sellafield site, the UK’s largest and most hazardous nuclear site, and the extent to which progress has been made in decommissioning and cleaning it up.

  9. Financial services: regulation, redress and advice overview 2014

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    This guide is designed to provide a quick and accessible overview of the financial services regulation, redress and advice bodies, using our published work. It covers:
    • The responsibilities 5 financial services regulation, redress and advice bodies and how they spend their money
    • Interaction and cooperation between the 5 bodies
    • Our recent findings and future challenges for the 5 bodies
    • Case studies on the impact of payment protection insurance mis-selling on the Financial Ombudsman Service and the financial crisis on the Financial Services Compensation Scheme

  10. The role of prescribed persons

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    The wider government needs to do more to understand the experience of whistleblowers and to act where whistleblowers suffer detriment.#

  11. Reforming defence acquisition

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    MOD has made good progress stabilising the equipment programme but needs to set out how a bespoke trading entity will transform Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) into the leading defence acquisition organisation by 2017.

  12. Inspection: A comparative study

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    The NAO acknowledges the vital role played by inspectorates but identifies inconsistency in the extent to which they are independent of government and in their reporting arrangements, which can limit their impact.

  13. Sustainability reporting in central government: An update

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    This briefing, prepared for the Environmental Audit Committee, provides an update on the quality of sustainability reporting by central government departments. It includes a review of current and planned requirements.

  17. 2013-14 Accounts of the Office for Legal Complaints

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    The C&AG has qualified his opinion on the 2013-14 Accounts of the Office for Legal Complaints. This is in part owing to expenses paid to its Chief Executive, the former Accounting Officer of the body, which were not retrospectively approved by the Ministry of Justice.

  18. The Superfast (Rural) Broadband Programme: update

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    An update for the Committee of Public Accounts on the Programme’s progress, including rollout and take-up of superfast broadband under Phase 1 (delivery to 90% of UK premises by December 2016) and comments on initial progress for phase 2.

  19. UK Guarantees scheme for infrastructure

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    Under the Scheme, the Treasury guarantees that lenders to infrastructure projects will be repaid in full and on time, irrespective of project performance. The NAO is calling for the Treasury to be rigorous and objective in assessing whether the guarantees, which transfer risk to the public sector, are genuinely needed.

  20. Follow-up on the Charity Commission

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    The Charity Commission has made early progress in addressing NAO and Public Accounts Committee recommendations, but significant challenges remain.