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Central Finance and Treasury: The
creation and sale of Northern Rock plc
This study will examine whether the creation and sale of
Northern Rock plc provided value for money for the taxpayer.
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Before Parliamentary summer recess 2012
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Barry Lester
T: 020 7798 7937
M: 07748 181692
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Communities, regions and
regeneration: The financial viability of the social housing
sector
The study will look at the role of the Department for
Communities and Local Government, Tenant Services Authority and
Homes and Communities Agency in relation to the financial viability
of social housing providers participating in the Affordable Homes
Programme.
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Spring 2012 |
Sarah
Farndale
T: 020 7798 5350
M: 07985 274421
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Communities, regions and
regeneration: The Regional Growth Fund
This study will examine the value for money obtained from the
£1.4 billion allocated to projects in the Regional Growth Fund’s
first two bidding rounds.
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Spring 2012 |
Sarah
Farndale
T: 020 7798 5350
M: 07985 274421
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Cross-government and public
administration: Assurance for high risk projects: a report on
progress made by Cabinet Office and HM Treasury
Our new study will test the new assurance and approval system
implemented by HM Treasury and the Cabinet Office for Government's
Major Project Portfolio.
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Spring 2012
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Phil Groves
T: 020 7798 5339
M: 07770 678477
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Cross-government and public
administration: Back office shared services across
government
This study will look at the main shared services of central
government departments that provide the core back office functions
of HR, finance and procurement.
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Spring 2012 |
Barry Lester
T: 020 7798 7937
M: 07748 181692
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Cross-government and public
administration: The effectiveness of central government's
communication with local government
This study examines the impact of central government bodies'
communications and engagement with local government with a focus on
the local experience of central government.
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Spring 2012 |
Sarah
Farndale
T: 020 7798 5350
M: 07985 274421
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Cross-government and public
administration: The implementation of transparency
initiatives
This study will review arrangements for the implementation
of the transparency initiatives set out in the Prime Ministerial
letters.
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Spring 2012 |
Phil Groves
T: 020 7798 5339
M: 07770 678477
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Culture, Media and Leisure: The
BBC’s approach to managing the cost of its support
functions
This study will establish whether the BBC’s management of the
cost of its support functions supports the achievement of value for
money and whether the BBC’s external reporting of such costs
improves transparency for the licence fee payer.
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Spring / Summer 2012
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Phil Groves
T: 020 7798 5339
M: 07770 678477
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Defence: Managing the Defence
Inventory
This study will examine the effectiveness of the Department's
management through its procurement, storage, issue and disposal of
equipment and supplies.
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Early 2012 |
Phil Groves
T: 020 7798 5339
M: 07770 678477
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Defence: Reforming the Ministry
of Defence: A review of the landscape
This review will examine the changes planned at the
Ministry of Defence, how the Department intends to implement them
and the challenges it faces in doing so.
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Early 2012 |
Phil Groves
T: 020 7798 5339
M: 07770 678477
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Education and skills:
School-based initial teacher training
This study will focus on the school-based
routes for training teachers. We will assess if school-based
teacher training is delivering good value for money, and whether it
is likely to do so when expanded.
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Summer 2012 |
Sarah Farndale
T: 020 7798 5350
M: 07985 274421
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Environment, energy and
sustainability: Department for the Environment, Food and Rural
Affairs: The delivery of animal health and welfare
services
This study will examine the Department’s delivery of animal
health services through the Animal Health Veterinary Laboratories
Agency (AHVLA). It focuses on the Business Reform Programme, a
major ICT-enabled change programme underway at AHVLA designed to
make the Agency more efficient and resilient.
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April 2012
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Sarah Farndale
T: 020 7798 5350
M: 07985 274421
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Environment, energy and
sustainability: The lessons learned from the first carbon capture
and storage demonstration project
The study will review the approach adopted for the competition
for the first carbon capture and storage demonstration project and
whether the Department of Energy and Climate followed good practice
in its management of the project and commercial negotiations.
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Spring 2012 |
Sarah Farndale
T: 020 7798 5350
M: 07985 274421
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Environment, energy and
sustainability: Licensing electricity transmission from offshore
wind farms
Ofgem has established a new regulatory regime for offshore
transmission networks which involves running competitions to grant
licenses to own and maintain the new offshore transmission assets.
This study will look at whether the regulatory regime is likely to
deliver value for money for the electricity consumer.
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Spring 2012 |
Phil Groves
T: 020 7798 5339
M: 07770 678477
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Nuclear Decommissioning
Authority: Managing risk at Sellafield
The study will address whether the NDA is making progress in
cost-effectively tackling the risks on its Sellafield site.
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Autumn 2012 |
Sarah Farndale
T: 020 7798 5350
M: 07985 274421
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Health and social care: Health of
the Nations - Comparison of the NHS in England, Scotland, Wales and
Northern Ireland
This study will set out the main structural and managerial
variations in the health services of the four nations and identify
where comparisons across health services can be made. The study
will also highlight where there are significant gaps in comparative
data.
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Spring 2012 |
Sarah Farndale
T: 020 7798 5350
M: 07985 274421
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Health and social care: The
management of adult diabetes services in the NHS
This study will examine whether people diagnosed with diabetes
are receiving the standard of care expected by the Department of
Health, and whether diabetes services could be provided more
effectively and efficiently.
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Summer 2012 |
Sarah Farndale
T: 020 7798 5350
M: 07985 274421
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Public order, justice and rights:
Immigration: The Points Based System - Student
Routes
This study will examine whether the UK Border Agency is
effectively controlling the migration of people who come to the UK
to study through the student route (Tier 4) of the Points
Based System for immigration.
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Spring 2012 |
Phil Groves
T: 020 7798 5339
M: 07770 678477
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Regulation, consumers and
competition: Financial services regulation: Defined contribution
pension schemes
Our study will focus on whether the regulation of defined
contribution schemes by the Pensions Regulator effectively
addresses the key risks to scheme members, while taking into
account the overlapping responsibilities of the Financial Services
Authority with regard to contract-based schemes.
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Spring 2012 |
Phil Groves
T: 020 7798 5339
M: 07770 678477
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Tax and duties: Larger tax
settlements - a follow-up report
The review will examine the reasonableness of five of the
largest tax settlements.
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Spring 2012 |
Barry Lester
T: 020 7798 7937
M: 07748 181692
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Tax and duties: HMRC -The
Compliance & Enforcement Programme
This study will explore whether a major HMRC programme (the
Compliance & Enforcement Programme), which aimed to improve the
way it tackles tax evasion, achieved value for money and has
improved HMRC’s capability to tackle non- compliance.
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Spring 2012 |
Phil Groves T: 020 7798 5339 M: 07770 678477
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Transport and infrastructure:
High Speed One (HS1)
The NAO will examine the preparations for the sale of the High
Speed One and whether the Department achieved a good deal.
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Early 2012 |
Phil Groves
T: 020 7798 5339
M: 07770 678477
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