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Fact Sheet – Updated edition of the Treasury’s Audit and Risk Assurance Committee Handbook

The Treasury published an updated version of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee Handbook in April 2013. We have produced a fact sheet signposting the main developments in the new Handbook.

Performance Improvement area(s): Financial management, Support to Audit Committees

Published:
16 May 2013

High Speed 2: A review of early programme preparation

The strategic case for HS2, in terms of increasing rail capacity and generating regional growth, has still to be demonstrated clearly.

Sector(s): Transport and infrastructure

Published:
16 May 2013

The BBC’s move to Salford

The relocation took place on time and without disruption to broadcasts and should be within budget. But it is too early to judge value for money for licence fee payers.

Sector(s): Culture, Media and Leisure

Published:
14 May 2013

Carrier Strike: The 2012 reversion decision

The MOD acted promptly to revert to the decision to buy the vertical take-off version of the Joint Strike Fighter but will have to manage significant risks.

Sector(s): Defence

Published:
10 May 2013

Funding of women’s centres in the community

The NAO has prepared this briefing for the Justice Select Committee in support of its inquiry into women offenders. The briefing looks specifically at the new funding arrangements for women’s centres in the community, which have been funded partly by the Ministry of Justice, the National Offender Management Service, and partly by probation trusts since 2009.

Sector(s): Public order, justice and rights, Select Committee Work

Published:
2 May 2013

Recent developments in government internal audit and assurance – spring 2013 Fact Sheet

This factsheet provides further details on recent developments, including the introduction of grouped internal audit services and the adoption of new internal audit standards by central government

Performance Improvement area(s): Financial management, Internal audit

Published:
24 Apr 2013

Internal Audit in Practice Case Studies

The Institute of Internal Auditors and the NAO released a set of case studies illustrating some of the key principles of effective internal auditing, taken from a range of public and private sector organisations (including British Telecom, Department for Work and Pensions, EDF etc).

Performance Improvement area(s): Financial management, Internal audit

Published:
24 Apr 2013

Administering the Equitable Life Payment Scheme

The Equitable Life payment scheme runs the risk of failing to meet payment targets and over-running on costs.

(If you think you may be entitled to a payment, please contact The Equitable Life Payment Scheme or call 0300 0200 150)

Sector(s): Central Finance and Treasury

Published:
24 Apr 2013

NAO Briefing: The education of Service children: findings of a National Audit Office consultation

This briefing was prepared for the House of Commons Defence Committee to help inform its inquiry into the education of Service children, its third in a series of inquiries looking at the workings of the Armed Forces Covenant.

Sector(s): Defence

Published:
19 Apr 2013

NAO Briefing: The education of Service personnel: findings of a National Audit Office consultation

This briefing was prepared for the House of Commons Defence Committee to help inform its inquiry into the education of Service personnel, its fourth in a series of inquiries looking at the workings of the Armed Forces Covenant.

Sector(s): Defence

Published:
19 Apr 2013

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