Meeting policing commitments will require significant savings and productivity improvements
Published on:New NAO report looks at how the Home Office is supporting police forces to improve their productivity and long-term financial sustainability.
New NAO report looks at how the Home Office is supporting police forces to improve their productivity and long-term financial sustainability.
The College of Policing’s 2023-24 accounts have been disclaimed after they failed to properly manage a transition to new accounting systems
A programme to equip frontline police officers with mobile devices, such as BlackBerrys and personal data assistants, has achieved a basic level of benefits. However, as the benefits for most forces do not extend beyond this basic level, then value for money has not yet been achieved from the £80 million of expenditure.
The National Audit Office has prepared this briefing for the Home Affairs Select Committee to support the Committee’s inquiry into the new landscape of policing.
Sir John Bourn, head of the NAO, in his annual review of the Northern Ireland Policing Board’s Best Value Performance Plan reported that this year’s Plan meets the statutory requirements and that the quality of the Plan, its performance information and its performance monitoring show a year on year improvement. Sir John has also reviewed […]
Sir John Bourn, head of the NAO, today reported that the Northern Ireland Policing Board’s Best Value Performance Plan for 2004-05 generally meets the statutory requirements. To meet all requirements in future, it will need to make arrangements to assess the way in which the Board’s own functions are exercised. He also recommends that more […]
Sir John Bourn, the Comptroller and Auditor General and Head of the NAO, today published his first report on the Policing Board’s arrangements to secure continuous improvement in their work and in the work of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). Under the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000, it is a new requirement which […]
We examine how the Home Office is supporting police forces to improve their productivity and long-term financial sustainability.
The C&AG has issued a clean audit opinion, providing assurance to Parliament on the Home Office’s 2024-25 financial statements.
We’ve used our Police Uplift Programme report to give context on the Home Office reaching its target of 20,000 new police officers.
This study examines whether government understands what is needed to effectively identify and support vulnerable adolescents who are at risk of avoidable adverse outcomes, and who may need costly government interventions if their needs are not addressed.
The National Audit Office has existed in its present form since 1983. A public audit function for central government within the UK has a much longer history.
This report examines whether the Home Office is well placed to deliver value for money from the Police Uplift Programme.
This report examines whether the Home Office is well placed to deliver value for money from the Police Uplift Programme.
My outdoor tap leaks. Not very much, just a small drip. And though I put a bucket underneath to catch the drips, I’ll admit that sometimes the bucket overflows before I can use the water in my garden. I know I should find out if it’s just a dodgy washer or I need a replacement […]
This report examines the Home Office’s progress in managing a clear assurance and oversight system for police forces’ financial sustainability.
This report examines the Home Office’s progress in managing a clear assurance and oversight system for police forces’ financial sustainability.