A selection of our publications providing help and advice on
this topic:
Short Guide: Reorganising arm’s length bodies
Drawing on our financial audit and value for money work, we have
identified a number of areas where government is currently facing
particular challenges. One challenge is to implement effectively
decisions to close or merge a number of arm’s length bodies. This
paper highlights key issues for public bodies to consider in facing
this challenge.
Short Guide: Reorganising arm’s length
bodies
A framework for managing staff costs in a period of spending
reduction
August 2010
This paper sets out a framework for effective management of
staff costs in a challenging environment of cost
reduction in public services. It builds on the high level
principles set out in the NAO’s short guide to structured cost
reduction.
A framework for managing staff costs in a
period of spending reduction
A short guide to structured cost reduction
June 2010
This paper highlights key issues for public
bodies to consider in facing the challenge of adopting a more
structured approach to cost reduction.
Short guide to structured cost
reduction