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  2. English devolution deals

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    Devolution deals to devolve power from central government to local areas in England offer opportunities to stimulate economic growth and reform public services for local users, but the arrangements are untested and government could do more to provide confidence that these deals will achieve the benefits intended

  5. Energywatch and Postwatch: Helping and Protecting Consumers

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    Sir John Bourn, Head of the National Audit Office, told Parliament today that Energywatch and Postwatch have achieved benefits for consumers but they need to do more to show the extent of these benefits. Over their first three years, Energywatch and Postwatch have successfully established their organisations, developed efficient systems to handle customer complaints and […]

  7. Energy bills support: an update

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    Energy bills support successfully protected many people and businesses during 2022 and 2023 from rising energy prices.

  8. Energy bills support

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    BEIS worked quickly to introduce financial support for rising energy bills (currently estimated at £69bn), recognising it had to make compromises.

  9. End of life care

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    Each year around half a million people die in England, three quarters of whom do so following a period of chronic illness, such as cancer or heart disease. A report out today by the National Audit Office found that some people approaching the end of their life receive a high quality service, but that there […]

  10. Employment support: The Kickstart Scheme

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    This report examines how well DWP’s Kickstart scheme was implemented, and whether it is having the intended positive impact.

  11. Employment support

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    This briefing presents information on how DWP supports people into work, and the challenges it may face in delivering support.

  12. Employers’ perspectives on improving skills for employment

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    More employers in England need to be persuaded of the value to their businesses of employment-related education and skills training, according to the National Audit Office. Today’s report to Parliament recommends that the ways in which employers get advice and information be simplified; that the emphasis should be on flexible and affordable training that employers […]

  14. Electronic service delivery in the Driver, Vehicle and Operator Agencies in Great Britain

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    Since the early 1990s, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), Driving Standards Agency and the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency have made some of their services available either through the internet, by telephone or through business to business computer systems. A report released today by the National Audit Office has found that these developments […]

  15. Electronic monitoring – a progress update

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    This report sets out the NAO’s assessment of the delivery of the electronic monitoring (‘tagging’) transformation programme.

  16. Electricity networks

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    This report examines how effectively Ofgem has used electricity network price controls to protect consumers and achieve government’s environmental goals.

  17. Electricity Balancing Services

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    Electricity cannot be stored economically in large quantities, and electricity supply and demand throughout the UK must therefore be balanced on a second by second basis. As System Operator, National Grid is responsible for doing this, and it uses a variety of mechanisms which are collectively known as Balancing Services.