The Financial and Risk Management insights team are producing a series of guides aimed at senior finance decision-makers across all of our audited bodies. Our guides will showcase strategic-level insights outlining areas where good financial management can unlock greater efficiency and resilience, as well as practical ways organisations can make improvements.
This study will examine the condition of local roads in England and the Department for Transport’s approach to funding their maintenance. An industry survey estimated the one-time catch-up cost to clear the backlog of maintenance issues in England would cost £12.1 billion and take 11 years to complete.
The Pensions Dashboards Programme is one of DWP’s major projects. The programme was reset in March 2023. We will look at the reasons for, and impact of, the delay.
Our upcoming report on the border following the UK’s exit from the EU will consider how the UK border has been operating in relation to the movement of goods since the end of the transition period, and how government plans to implement its 2025 border strategy.
In 2022-23, HMRC received over 38 million phone calls from taxpayers and their agents, and received 16 million pieces of customer correspondence. This report will examine HMRC’s understanding of customer service.
Our report on biodiversity net gain will examine what government wants to achieve and how it plans to do so, its progress to date, and how it is managing associated risks and challenges.
Background HM Treasury’s public spending statistics show spending on public sector procurement was £379 billion in 2021/22 across the UK. This figure includes the procurement of goods and services by one public sector body from another. The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) plays an important role helping central government and other organisations across the public and […]
Government aims to have Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage plants capturing and storing 20 to 30 million tonnes of carbon dioxide annually by 2030. Our upcoming report will see if that’s on track.
The National Space Strategy aims to make the UK one of the world’s most attractive and innovative space economies. This report will provide an evaluation of the UK Space Agency’s work to deliver the NSS.
This study will look at the Farming and Countryside Programme. This is government’s approach to farming and the countryside in England following Brexit.
This report will examine the extent to which the NHS in England is managing its resources well day-to-day.
Our upcoming report will examine whether DfE’s support for the attainment of disadvantaged children in educational settings, from early years up to the end of key stage 4, is achieving value for money.
This study will assess how well the Royal Household is delivering against its stated objectives for the Buckingham Palace Reservicing programme.
Homelessness in all forms is increasing. This report will examine how DLUHC is working with other departments and local authorities to tackle homelessness.
We’re looking at the service the Department for Work & Pensions provides to its customers.
We are conducting a thematic review of government compensation schemes for citizens who have suffered harm, hardship and distress from failures by public bodies.
Grants are one of government’s main funding mechanisms. We will assess how effective government is at delivering grant programmes.
We will examine whether HMRC is well-placed to tackle tax evasion in the retail sector and online services.
Since Grenfell, DLUHC has committed £5.1 billion to remove and replace dangerous cladding. We will examine whether there has been timely remediation of unsafe buildings.
We will examine if the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and Sellafield are taking a sustainable approach to decommissioning.