Local government financial sustainability
Published on:Pressured public services and delays to reform the funding system are contributing to local authorities’ finances becoming unsustainable.
Pressured public services and delays to reform the funding system are contributing to local authorities’ finances becoming unsustainable.
This report examines whether the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund is likely to deliver value for money.
This investigation examines the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund announced in July 2020.
Amyas Morse, the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) of the National Audit Office, has reported on the 2017-18 accounts of HM Revenue & Customs. His report focuses on tax revenue; Personal Tax Credits and Child Benefit error and fraud; and HMRC’s digital transformation programme.
This report provides an update on HMRC’s progress with the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) since July 2017. We consider the deliverability of the CDS programme and highlight the risks and issues HMRC needs to manage to fully implement CDS by January 2019.
This report examines the performance, implementation, procurement and management of the Green Homes Grant scheme.
This report outlines the extent of Universal Credit advances fraud and the DWP’s actions to detect, recover and prevent it.
The Whole of Government Accounts consolidates the public sector’s accounts to produce a picture of the UK’s public finances.
The Comptroller and Auditor General has reported on the 2018-19 accounts of the Department for Work and Pensions.
The C&AG has released his annual report on the Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency’s collection of Vehicle Excise Duty.
Government can save significant sums of time and money by improving how it engages with technology suppliers.
In his annual speech in Parliament, Gareth Davies, head of the NAO, said government can provide people with better public services despite the challenging fiscal backdrop.
This investigation describes the scheme’s purpose and how it functions, performance to date, and how government manages value-for-money risks.
The NAO is publishing a suite of short guides for the new Parliament, one for each government department and a selection of cross-government issues, to assist House of Commons select committees and members of Parliament.
This report examines the implementation of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme.
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.
The C&AG has released his annual report on the DVLA’s collection of Vehicle Excise Duty.
This report aims to evaluate and conclude on HM Treasury’s overall approach to over-indebtedness.
This memorandum supports the Public Accounts Committee’s examination of the government’s preparedness for ‘no deal’
Amyas Morse, the Comptroller and Auditor General, has today issued a report on the 2016-17 accounts of HM Revenue & Customs.