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  1. Commercial skills for complex government projects

    Report Value for money

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    The National Audit Office has warned that the value for money of 43 major government projects worth around £200 billion is at risk because of significant weaknesses in the Government’s commercial skills and expertise. But there is an even greater risk to many other complex projects where skills shortages are not being assessed systematically. The […]

  2. Combating Fraud Position Statement

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    The Combating Fraud Position Statement covers client fraud identified in the course of financial audit and value for money examinations and links to our already well established approach towards money laundering.

  3. Coal Health Compensation Schemes

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    Two schemes, administered until recently by the Department of Trade and Industry, to compensate miners for damage to their health has resulted in the settlement of some 575,000 claims by March 2007, the payment of £3.6 billion in compensation and administration costs of £1.9 billion. A report out today by the National Audit Office has […]

  4. Client Funds Account – Statutory Child Maintenance Schemes 2014-15

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    The C&AG has qualified the DWP’s Client Funds Account on the grounds of material errors in the calculations of child maintenance assessments. He has also given an adverse opinion on the truth and fairness of the outstanding maintenance arrears.

  5. Client Funds Account – Statutory Child Maintenance Schemes 2013-14

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    The C&AG has qualified the DWP’s Client Funds Account on the grounds of material errors in the calculations of child maintenance assessments. He has also given an adverse opinion on the truth and fairness of the outstanding maintenance arrears.

  6. Civil service leadership capability

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    This report examines the government’s overall approach to leadership capability within the Senior Civil Service.

  7. Citizens Advice Bureau consumer service cases

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    Last updated – 14 December 2016 Introduction The Citizens Advice Consumer Service (formerly known as Consumer Direct) is a national telephone helpline for people that need assistance with consumer problems or want to record a complaint. The service is provided to consumers in Great Britain by Citizens Advice and Citizens Advice Scotland. In 2015-16 the […]

  8. Citizen Redress: What citizens can do if things go wrong with public services

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    Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, reported today that it could be made easier for citizens to seek redress for potential mistakes made by government organisations; and that greater efficiency in how those government organisations deal with complaints and appeals could bring significant savings. In 2003-04, citizens made over 1.4 million complaints […]