‘Cultural shift’ at spending review can make public money work harder
Published on:A new National Audit Office report comprises eight lessons to help ministers and senior officials as they plan the 2025 Spending Review.
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Four critical requirements needed for a fair, efficient asylum system
Published on:We’ve mapped the asylum system to show where delays occur, and set out four requirements for an effective system.
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Government’s 6,500-teacher pledge faces uncertainties as student numbers surge
Published on:NAO assesses if DfE is achieving value for money through its work to recruit and retain teachers for secondary schools and further education
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Government’s management of legal aid
Published on:The Ministry of Justice does not know whether everyone eligible for legal aid can access it and government needs to do more to ensure the sustainability of the legal aid market if it is to achieve value for money.
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Supporting investment into the UK
Published on:This report examines the Department for International Trade’s strategy for supporting investment into the UK.
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NAO Guide: Initiating successful projects
Published on:In this guide we highlight National Audit Office reports which illustrate the different approaches departments take to initiating projects. We show how they develop a realistic understanding of the risks, benefits and deliverability of projects.
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The completion and sale of High Speed 1
Published on:The HS1 project has delivered a high performing line, which was subsequently sold in a well-managed way. But international passenger numbers are falling far short of forecasts and the project costs exceed the value of journey time saving benefits.
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Department for Work and Pensions Accounts 2020-21
Published on:The C&AG of the NAO, Gareth Davies, has qualified his opinion on the regularity of DWP’s 2020-21 financial statements.
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Digital Britain One: Shared infrastructure and services for government online
Published on:The Government has not in general measured the benefits delivered by its two central internet services Directgov and Business.gov, and the infrastructure service Government Gateway, which together cost some £90 million a year.
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The administration of the Scottish Rate of Income Tax 2016-17
Published on: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.
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Changes to Skilled Worker visas need whole government collaboration
Published on:Ahead of the government’s Immigration White Paper, the NAO has examined the Home Office’s management of the Skilled Worker visa route.
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Managing government borrowing
Published on: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 […]
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The expansion of online filing of tax returns
Published on:The programme to increase online filing of tax returns has made significant progress, but HMRC needs a better understanding of the benefits and costs to customers and how its online filing costs compare to those for paper returns.
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Protecting consumers from scams, unfair trading and unsafe goods
Published on:The report examines the system protecting consumers from scams, unfair trading, and unsafe goods. BEIS has made progress since our 2011 review, but needs to do more, particularly in the context of the growth of e-commerce.
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Dealing with the complexity of the benefits system
Published on:Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, reported today on the complexity of the benefits system, which he considers is one of the most important issues affecting the performance of the Department for Work and Pensions. According to the report to Parliament, tackling the problems associated with a complex system requires a systematic […]
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Innovation key to realising “immense opportunities” for productivity and resilience gains in public services, NAO head to say in annual speech
Published on:The head of the NAO’s annual speech will focus on the challenges of rising demand for public services and stretched resources.
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Market Analytic Toolkit: for assessing public service markets
Published on:This toolkit is designed to guide those overseeing public service markets or assessing the effectiveness of these markets in terms of value for money and user outcomes. It helps government address a set of new challenges around its use of markets to deliver public services, including oversight, consumer protection, regulation and helping to achieve effective competition and innovative delivery.
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The Transpennine Route Upgrade Programme
Published on:This study examines whether the government and Network Rail are in a position to deliver the Transpennine Route Upgrade successfully.
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Voluntary, community and social enterprises
Published on:Explore examples where local public bodies have tried to make it easier for voluntary, community and social enterprises to bid for contracts.
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Homelessness
Published on:Homelessness has increased across all measures since 2010, with many local authorities now seeing it as a risk to their financial sustainability.