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  1. Administration of Scottish income tax 2023-24

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    This report covers HMRC’s calculation of the 2022-23 income tax revenue for Scotland (the outturn) and the provisional estimate for 2023-24.

  2. Administration of Scottish income tax 2022-23

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    This report examines HMRC’s administration of Scottish income tax, covering the 2021-22 final outturn and the 2022-23 provisional estimate.

  5. Administration of Scottish income tax 2019-20

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    The NAO has published this report as part of its statutory responsibilities for auditing HMRC’s collection of Scottish income tax.

  9. Administration of Arable Area Payments in the Netherlands, Sweden and England

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    This is a collaborative report between the National Audit Office in England, the Algemene Rekenkamer (Netherlands Court of Audit) and the Riksrevisionsverket (Swedish National Audit Office). This exercise compares the results from their three separate reports on the administration of the arable payments scheme where, under the Common Agricultural Policy, the underlying regulations are the same in all European Union countries.

  11. Addressing the environmental impacts of Government procurement

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    A National Audit Office report has found that government has strengthened its drive to purchase more environmentally sustainable goods and services. In 2005 the government set a target to be recognised by 2009 as one of the leaders in the EU in sustainable procurement. However a number of departments are not yet on course to […]

  12. Adapting the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s global estate to the modern world

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    The Foreign and Commonwealth Office lacks a clear strategy and comprehensive data to manage its overseas estate effectively, according to a report published today by the National Audit Office.  The FCO is taking positive steps to adapt its properties to new global challenges but has not achieved value for money in the management of its […]

  13. Active Travel in England

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    Our report assesses the government’s progress delivering its ambition to increase rates of walking, wheeling and cycling.

  14. Action to Improve Passenger Rail Services

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    Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, told Parliament today that the Shadow Strategic Rail Authority (SSRA) and its predecessor organisation, the Office of Passenger Rail Franchising (OPRAF), had taken action where possible to remedy underperformance by passenger train operators but that the present franchise arrangements could be improved to secure better performance. […]

  15. Achieving net zero

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    This report applies experience from auditing cross-government challenges to highlight the risks government needs to manage to achieve net zero.

  16. Achieving Innovation in Central Government Organisations

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    The first independent report into operational innovation in central government has found that, although a deep rooted culture of risk aversion is being tackled and improvements in quality and efficiency of service are being made, government bodies could still secure greater benefits and efficiencies with more innovative and progressive approaches. The NAO report published today […]

  17. Achieving Improvements through Clinical Governance: A Progress Report on Implementation by NHS Trusts

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    A major initiative to secure better quality care by the NHS and improve patients’ confidence in its services has made early progress and is already delivering benefits. However, according to a report by the National Audit Office, progress in implementing ‘clinical governance’ is patchy, varying between and within NHS trusts and between the components of […]

  20. Achievement of Foundation Trust status by NHS hospital trusts

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    Many NHS trusts need to tackle a range of financial, quality and governance issues if they are to meet the standards required of them to become self-governing foundation trusts by 2014. The Department of Health and the NHS will now have to decide how they will deal with those facing the most severe problems.