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Building the capacity of the Third Sector
Published on:A National Audit Office report has concluded that two programmes aimed at building capacity in the third sector have had a positive impact on frontline third sector organisations but have not yet demonstrated value for money. Both have suffered from administrative weaknesses and a lack of initial targets against which the effectiveness of the programmes […]
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Building Public Trust Awards – good practice in annual reports February 2020
Published on:The Building Public Trust Awards recognise outstanding corporate reporting that builds trust and transparency. This interactive PDF illustrates a range of good practice examples across annual reports in both the public and private sector.
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Building Public Trust Awards – good practice in annual reports 2017-18
Published on:The Building Public Trust Awards recognise outstanding corporate reporting that builds trust and transparency. This interactive document illustrates a range of good practice examples across annual reports in both the public and private sector.
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Building Public Trust Awards – Examples of good practice in annual reports 2015
Published on:The Building Public Trust Awards recognise outstanding corporate reporting that builds trust and transparency. This interactive document illustrates a range of good practice examples in public sector reports.
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Building Public Trust Awards – Examples of good practice in annual reports
Published on:The Building Public Trust Awards recognise trust and transparency in corporate reporting. This is the 12th year in which PwC has presented these annual awards.
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Building more affordable homes: Improving the delivery of affordable housing in areas of high demand
Published on:Affordable housing is a priority for local authorities and Government, with £3.3 billion being invested between 2004 and 2006, and further increases planned. Most local authorities believe, however, that they will not meet the need for affordable housing in the next three years. This was the key finding of a study undertaken by the Audit […]
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Building for the future: Sustainable construction and refurbishment on the government estate
Published on:The majority of government departments and agencies are failing to meet targets to make their new buildings and major refurbishments sustainable, according to a report published today by the National Audit Office. As a result, value for money may be lost from the £3billion which departments and agencies spend each year on this activity. A […]
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Building capability in the Senior Civil Service to meet today’s challenges
Published on: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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Building and maintaining river and coastal flood defences in England
Published on:The Environment Agency has made a number of improvements in the management of flood risk since 2001. Despite this, the Agency has not met its target to maintain 63 per cent of England’s flood defence systems in their target condition. A report out today by the National Audit Office highlights a number of improvements to […]
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British Tourist Authority’s annual report and accounts 2018-19 (trading as VisitBritain & VisitEngland)
Published on:The Comptroller and Auditor General has qualified his audit opinion on the 2018-19 accounts of the British Tourist Authority.
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British Tourist Authority’s annual report and accounts 2017-18 (trading as VisitBritain & VisitEngland)
Published on:The Comptroller and Auditor General has qualified his audit opinion on the accounts of the British Tourist Authority.
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British Rail Maintenance Limited – Sale of Maintenance Depots
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British Business Bank
Published on:This report examines whether the British Business Bank is improving access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises.
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British Broadcasting Corporation: Television Licence Fee Trust Statement for the Year Ending 31 March 2018
Published on:The Comptroller and Auditor General, head of the National Audit Office, has reported on the BBC Television Fee Trust Statement for 2017/18. In this period the BBC issued nearly 26 million TV licences, resulting in income of £3.8 billion. The licence fee evasion rate was 7.04% which represents no significant change since 2016/17 (6.91%)
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British Army in Germany – Drawdown of Equipment and Store
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BIS’s capital investment in science projects
Published on:The Department for Business, Skills and Innovation has not used good quality information to decide which science capital projects to invest in to optimise scientific and economic benefits.
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Bilateral Aid to India
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Big science: Public investment in large scientific facilities
Published on:The Government’s investment in large scientific facilities is starting to deliver a significant programme including such projects as the research ship RRS James Cook and the Diamond Synchrotron light source, according to an NAO report published today. Some project teams, however, have significantly underestimated the likely running costs of facilities and more attention needs to […]
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Better Regulation: Making Good Use of Regulatory Impact Assessments
Published on:Regulatory impact assessments (RIA) have helped contribute to better policy making and reducing the costs to business according to a National Audit Office report published today. It concludes that while there are many examples of good practice in the process of preparing RIAs across Whitehall, there is room for improvement. Presenting the report to Parliament, […]