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  2. Open-book accounting and supply-chain assurance: case studies

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    The NAO has called for government to negotiate greater access to information about how much outsourced public services are actually costing suppliers and therefore how much profit they are making.

  3. Local Enterprise Partnerships

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    The role and remit of Local Enterprise Partnerships has grown since 2010, but the approach taken by DCLG to overseeing Growth Deals risks future value for money.

  4. Public service markets: Putting things right when they go wrong

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    Over 10 million people who used public services (about 1 in 5) in the UK last year faced problems with the services. Detriment can and does occur. But users find the complaints and redress systems confusing.

  6. Care Act first-phase reforms

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    The first phase of the Care Act has been implemented well, but this places new responsibilities on local authorities whose core funding is being significantly reduced.

  8. Accountability to Parliament for taxpayers’ money

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    The incentives on government Accounting Officers to prioritise value for money are weak compared to those associated with the day-to-day job of satisfying Ministers.

  9. Care Act first-phase reforms – local experience of implementation

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    This report highlights the issues our case study areas told us were important to them in carrying out the Care Act. Local authorities may find their experience informative as they continue to develop their own approaches to carrying out the Care Act.

  10. Local government new burdens

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    The Department for Communities and Local Government has taken steps since November 2014 to improve its understanding of new burdens on local authorities.

  11. Financial sustainability of fire and rescue services

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    Fire and rescue authorities have managed funding reductions well. The Department for Communities and Local Government should, however, seek greater assurance that authorities are maintaining service standards and delivering value for money locally

  12. Care Quality Commission

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    The CQC, the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England, has made substantial progress but needs to recruit and train staff and build a new organisational culture.

  14. Support for vulnerable adolescents

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    This study examines whether government understands what is needed to effectively identify and support vulnerable adolescents who are at risk of avoidable adverse outcomes, and who may need costly government interventions if their needs are not addressed.

  15. Planning for the Better Care Fund

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    The Better Care Fund is an innovative idea but the quality of early preparation and planning did not match the scale of the ambition. Current plans forecast £314m of savings for the NHS rather than the £1 billion in early planning assumptions.

  16. Local government funding: Assurance to Parliament

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    The Department has increased local authorities’ flexibility over their funding, but as a result has less information on how funds are being spent.

  17. Principles Paper: Managing provider failure

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    This paper explores the principles departments should use to manage provider failure. There is room for improvement in the way failure of providers is considered and managed.

  18. Care leavers’ transitions to adulthood

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    The government has made a commitment to improve support for young people leaving foster or residential care in England but the system is not working effectively.

  19. Funding for disadvantaged pupils

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    While the impact of the Pupil Premium will take time to become clear, it has the potential to bring about a significant improvement in outcomes. However, the Department for Education and schools have more to do.

  20. Disposal of public land for new homes

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    A programme to sell enough government land by March 2015 to build a potential 100,000 homes did not collect information on the amount of money raised or how many homes have actually been built. In future land sales, responsibility for monitoring what happens to land after disposal should be made clear.