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  2. Decommissioning toolkit
    Phase II Consultation and Fieldwork

    This page is part of our decommissioning toolkit. The Consultation Document was published in March 2004 and contained the initial results of the Phase I analysis of the complex cultural and systemic drivers which the MoD and its industry partners have to manage to successfully deliver major defence projects. The work was taken forwards in […]

  3. Allocation and management of risk in Ministry of Defence PFI projects

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    Most Ministry of Defence projects funded by PFI deals are delivered satisfactorily, on time and on budget. In six of the eight projects examined by the NAO, the Department has generally achieved value for money through effective allocation and management of risks. Failures to identify and manage risks reduced the value for money achieved from […]

  5. Carrier Strike – Preparing for deployment

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    This report examines the MoD’s management of the programme since 2017 and the risks towards achieving Carrier Strike’s full capabilities.

  6. Paying government suppliers on time

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    There is little evidence that government’s commitment to pay 80% of undisputed invoices within 5 working days is having the intended effect of helping the UK’s 5 million small and medium-sized enterprises.

  7. Decommissioning toolkit
    Project Control

    This page is part of our decommissioning toolkit. Introduction The project control report was the culmination of a three phase piece of work. Phase 1 – Methodology | Phase 2 – Consultation and Fieldwork | Phase 3 – Project Control | Causal Maps In the first phase of work PA Consulting Ltd were commissioned to […]

  8. Managing the Defence Estate: Quality and sustainability

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    The Ministry of Defence has introduced positive changes to how it manages its estate and has invested substantial resources to maintain and improve it. The MoD, however, accepts that it has more work to do to provide a sustainable estate of the right quality, the National Audit Office has today reported to Parliament. The MoD […]

  9. Environmental Sustainability Overview

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    This report examines how far the Ministry of Defence has embedded environmental sustainability in estate management, procurement, governance and policy-making.

  13. Leaving the services

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    The Ministry of Defence offers a good range of resettlement support for those leaving the Armed Forces, and most people adapt back into civilian life easily and comfortably. There are a minority of people who have a more difficult time finding employment, housing or making the social transition. A National Audit Office survey of those […]

  14. Decommissioning toolkit
    Phase III

    This page is part of our decommissioning toolkit. Driving the Successful Delivery of Major Defence Projects: Effective Project Control is a Key Factor in Successful Projects Gold Standard Poster NAO – RUSI Conference Oct 2005 Related content Table of contents Decommissioning toolkit: Table of contents

  15. Ministry of Defence: Major Projects Report 2007

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    The National Audit Office’s annual report on 20 of the top defence equipment projects shows that, while there has been progress on the majority of projects in the last year, there continue to be time delays and cost increases on some of the major projects. Of the fifteen projects not in service as at April […]

  16. Building and maintaining river and coastal flood defences in England

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    The Environment Agency has made a number of improvements in the management of flood risk since 2001. Despite this, the Agency has not met its target to maintain 63 per cent of England’s flood defence systems in their target condition. A report out today by the National Audit Office highlights a number of improvements to […]

  17. Reforming the civilian workforce

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    This report assesses the Ministry of Defence’s approach to reducing and reforming its civilian workforce.

  18. Achieving net zero

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    This report applies experience from auditing cross-government challenges to highlight the risks government needs to manage to achieve net zero.

  20. Ministry of Defence: Reserve Forces

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    Reserve Forces have provided a vital contribution to recent military operations, Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, today reported to Parliament. As part of the biggest mobilisation since the 1956 Suez Crisis, over 12,000 Reserves have so far served in Iraq. The Ministry of Defence has successfully developed a culture where Volunteer […]