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Building capability in the Senior Civil Service to meet today’s challenges

The government now accepts the urgent need for a skilled cross-departmental leadership group – but this requires changing the long-standing culture of the Senior Civil Service.

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Published:
19 Jun 2013

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Financial management in government

Stronger financial management will be needed in departments if they are to speed up the restructuring of service delivery.

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Published:
13 Jun 2013

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Confirmed impacts: NAO work helps the Ministry of Defence reduce excess stock

We estimate that the MOD made £253 million of savings on inventory purchases in 2012 as a result of our recommendations.

This NAO impacts case study represents one example where there has been some beneficial change, whether financial or non-financial, resulting from our involvement.

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Published:
6 Jun 2013

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Review of the final benefits statement for programmes previously managed under the National Programme for IT in the NHS

Benefits are expected to exceed costs slightly over the life of the systems, but there is uncertainty around whether the benefits will be realised

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Published:
6 Jun 2013

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Progress in tackling tobacco smuggling

Tobacco smuggling is a significant threat to tax revenues. HMRC’s renewed strategy sets out the right measures but the Department’s performance is disappointing.

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Published:
6 Jun 2013

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Progress in delivering the Thameslink programme

Thameslink aims to reduce overcrowding and journey times. Initial progress has been good but a 3 year delay in awarding the train contract puts the 2018 programme deadline at risk.

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5 Jun 2013

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Financial impacts from our work in 2012

The file contains all of the impacts of £5,000 or more which contribute to the overall total financial impacts claimed by the NAO of £1,186 million for 2012.

Financial impacts represent our estimate of the financial benefits achieved following implementation of the NAO’s recommendations to government.

Estimates are subject to internal quality assurance review, are agreed with senior management of the audited bodies and are independently validated by our external auditors.

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Published:
29 May 2013

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Access to clinical trial information and the stockpiling of Tamiflu

There is broad agreement that Tamiflu reduces the length of illness, but the consensus breaks down on whether it prevents serious complications and deaths.

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Published:
21 May 2013

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NAO Annual Report and Accounts 2012-13

The Annual Report highlights that, during 2012-13, we certified 437 accounts, published 63 value for money reports, supported 57 hearings of the Committee of Public Accounts and met our efficiency targets. Our recommendations and reports helped government improve public services, and our work led to audited savings of almost £1.2 billion.

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Published:
21 May 2013

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The NAO’s role in local audit

This leaflet provides further information on the NAO’s role in local public audit, and some of our recent studies on issues affecting local government. It also contains details of work which is in progress and will be published later in the year.

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Published:
21 May 2013

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