Financial sustainability of police forces in England and Wales
Published on:Police forces have successfully reduced costs since 2011, but do not have a clear understanding of the demands placed upon them or of the factors that affect their costs.
Search results for 'Policing'
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A small leak will sink a great ship: the need to counter fraud and error in government
Published on:My outdoor tap leaks. Not very much, just a small drip. And though I put a bucket underneath to catch the drips, I’ll admit that sometimes the bucket overflows before I can use the water in my garden. I know I should find out if it’s just a dodgy washer or I need a replacement […]
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FOI request and disclosure log 2022
Responses to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests made to the NAO between April and December 2022.
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Our history
The National Audit Office has existed in its present form since 1983. A public audit function for central government within the UK has a much longer history.
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Police accountability: Landscape review
Published on:The new policing oversight framework has been in place for a year but already there are gaps in the system with the potential to undermine accountability both to the Home Office and the public.
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Police procurement
Published on:Police forces in England and Wales could make savings by working together to improve their buying power for essential goods and services
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Progress delivering the Emergency Services Network
Published on:This report examines the progress made in delivering the Emergency Services Network and the
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The new Code of Audit Practice: helping local public services rise to the extraordinary challenges ahead
Published on:We all rely on local public services to be able to function in our day-to-day lives, and in these challenging times, we’re even more reliant on those services. Whether from local authorities, local NHS organisations police forces and fire and rescue organisations, to keep us safe and take care of us should we need it. […]
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Online Fraud
Published on:Online fraud is now the most commonly experienced crime in England and Wales, but has been overlooked by government, law enforcement and industry.
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Mobile technology in policing
Published on:A programme to equip frontline police officers with mobile devices, such as BlackBerrys and personal data assistants, has achieved a basic level of benefits. However, as the benefits for most forces do not extend beyond this basic level, then value for money has not yet been achieved from the £80 million of expenditure.
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Confirmed impacts: Improving Confiscation Orders
Published on:This impacts case study shows how our review led to an overhaul of the whole approach to confiscating criminals’ assets, including better coordination across regional offices and with the police and organised crime units.
It is one example of financial or non-financial benefits realised in 2014 as a result of our involvement, all of which are set out in our interactive PDF.
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Improving government’s planning and spending framework
Published on:This report reviews government’s progress in improving the planning and spending framework since we last reported in July 2016.
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Private sector partnering in the police service: A practical guide to major business partnering, custody partnering and consultancy support
Published on:The National Audit Office and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary have jointly produced a practical guide on procuring and managing partnerships with the private sector.
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Code of Audit Practice 2024
Published on:The National Audit Office (NAO) has published the new draft Code of Audit Practice (the Code) 2024.
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Prison expansion plan was ‘unrealistic and not prioritised’ – NAO
Published on:The government’s 2021 commitment to deliver 20,000 new prison places is not expected to be achieved until 2031, a new NAO report has revealed.
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Home Office: Investigation into the Disclosure and Barring Service
Published on:The progress made by a programme to modernise the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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Government’s efforts to address violence against women and girls have not yet improved outcomes for victims
Published on:This report examines efforts to address gender based violence, to support the government’s target to halve violence against women and girls.
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The Police Uplift Programme
Published on:This report examines whether the Home Office is well placed to deliver value for money from the Police Uplift Programme.
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Crown Prosecution Service: the introduction of the Streamlined Process
Published on:An initiative to cut the amount of paperwork in prosecution files can reduce the time burden on police forces. But there are wide differences between individual police forces in how far they are complying with the guidance and lack of awareness among police officers about what to include in prosecution files.
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Managing conflicts of interest and keeping public trust
Published on:High profile incidents remind individuals and organisations just how important it is to manage potential conflicts of interest. In March 2017, the Court of the Bank of England commissioned a review of the institution’s approach to managing conflicts of interest. The review was prompted by the resignation of Charlotte Hogg who had been Deputy Governor […]