This page is part of our decommissioning toolkit. Understand the critical issues on the project and go on to develop a vision for how the project will be run in all of the areas identified within the Collaborative Relationship Model. Once project goals are clear the project team can use the Collaborative Relationship Model to […]
The NAO believes a review of the New Homes Bonus scheme is essential to ensure the Department understands the substantial financial risks to local authorities.
A major HMRC programme to improve the way it tackles evasion delivered £4.32 billion of additional tax yield, reduced staff numbers and improved compliance work. However the Department is not yet exploiting the full potential of its new systems.
This investigation covers a single, major cause of underpayment error in ESA. This error relates to people whose existing benefit claim was converted to ESA and who were entitled to income-related ESA but were only awarded contribution-based ESA.
This page is part of our successful commissioning toolkit. The public sector constructs and maintains many financial relationships with third sector organisations (TSOs). Commonly, the public body pays the TSO for the provision of a service [Note 1] specified by the public body [Note 2]. Practical example: Service specified by public body In one area, the local […]
There is a lack of transparency, consistency and accountability in the use of compromise agreements in the public sector and little is being done to change this.
This page is part of our decommissioning toolkit. This guide shares its glossary with the Successful Commissioning Guide, which can be found at the link below: Successful Commissioning Guide: Glossary Accountability The obligation of individuals and organisations to report on their actions and be answerable to others for what they have done. Administrative law The […]
This investigation examines the recent increase in identified errors in Carer’s Allowance and attempts to recover overpayments.
This report examines Defra’s approach to developing the Future Farming and Countryside Programme.
This report sets out the facts about the government’s support of shale gas development in England.
This report examines Department for International Trade (DIT) and UK Export Finance (UKEF) progress and performance in supporting UK exports.
By creating complex shared services over-tailored to individual departments, government has increased costs rather than made savings.
The St Helena airport’s planned opening date in May 2016 has been postponed as outstanding safety concerns are addressed, potentially adding to the project’s cost and delaying its benefits.
This page is part of our successful commissioning toolkit. You need to establish at an early stage that you and your organisation have the ability to undertake the activities of the commissioning process you are contemplating. This falls into three parts – legal powers; money; and authority: Legal power (also known as ‘vires’) There may be power […]
This report examines projects leaving the Government Major Projects Portfolio, which comprises the biggest and riskiest projects across government
Departments have acted quickly to reduce staff numbers and this should bring significant savings. To sustain these savings, and deliver long-term value for money improvements, staff numbers must stay at these reduced levels and departments must develop new ways of working.
In this report, we assess the value for money of the Department for Work and Pensions’ introduction of Universal Credit.