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.
In his annual speech in Parliament, Gareth Davies, head of the NAO, championed effective innovation as a way to tackle the ongoing challenge of rising demand for stretched public services.
Government is funding thousands of levelling up projects across the UK. But many of these deadlines are unlikely to be met.
There are risks to the long-term effectiveness of a new policy to make sure developers protect or improve biodiversity
The BBC has made progress transferring commissioning, production and journalism outside London, according to a new National Audit Office report.
Capacity and capability issues, including a lack of digital skills, have contributed to delays to government’s Pensions Dashboards Programme.
Former UK Atomic Energy Authority employees who transferred to a privatised company spent a decade seeking resolution from government after their pensions fell in value.
Public sector bodies could avoid £500 million in costs over five years if they improve how they procure common goods and services.
The government has made progress with the rollout of smart meters – but it’s slower than planned and there are challenges in meeting its latest set of targets.
Our report assesses the government’s progress delivering its ambition to increase rates of walking, wheeling and cycling.
HM Courts & Tribunals Service’s £1.3bn court reform programme is nearing its end. This report examines progress implementing the programme.
A programme to update Buckingham Palace costing £369 million has been well managed to date and demonstrates good practice in numerous areas.
Our report has found that repeated delays have undermined credibility and increased costs of HMRC’s flagship tax transformation programme.
This good practice guide for policy and delivery professionals helps you work with uncertainty in government programmes
This report examines government’s management of the Affordable Homes Programme since 2015
In this report, we assess whether NHS England managed the PCSE contract with Capita effectively to secure the intended benefits
Our report aims to increase transparency by taking stock of what the Homes for Ukraine scheme has achieved to date, for what cost, and what can be learned.
The Comptroller and Auditor General has qualified his opinion on the regularity of the Department for Work and Pensions’ financial statements due to material levels of fraud and error in benefit expenditure.
The C&AG has reported on the 2021-22 FCDO overseas superannuation accounts.
The Department for Work & Pensions should have increased its focus on Housing Benefit fraud and error sooner, and is now facing an escalating problem.