A National Audit Office report today highlights the lessons arising from the case of a farmer who committed one of the largest known frauds by an individual claiming subsidy under Common Agricultural Policy schemes in England. In October 2000 Joseph Bowden was sentenced to 30 months imprisonment for nine charges relating to false accounting and […]
The Regional Development Agencies Advantage West Midlands, East Midlands Development Agency and Yorkshire Forward are all performing strongly, according to an independent assessment conducted by the National Audit Office. The National Audit Office has been examining the performance of Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) and making assessments of performance in five areas: ambition, prioritisation, capacity, performance […]
The provision of adequate adult social care poses a significant public service challenge. Demand for care is rising while public spending is falling.
This overview updates our report ‘Adult social care in England: an overview (2014)’, highlighting key trends, developments and system pressures.
Apprenticeships for adults offer a good return for the public money spent on them overall. However, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills could improve value for money significantly by targeting resources on areas where the greatest economic returns can be achieved.
This report assesses HMRC’s calculation of the 2023-24 income tax revenue for Wales and HMRC’s estimate of the 2024-25 income tax revenue.
This report examines HMRC’s administration of Welsh rates of income tax, covering the 2021-22 final outturn and 2022-23 provisional estimate.
This report examines HMRC’s administration of Welsh income tax.
This report examines HMRC’s administration of Welsh income tax.
This report covers HMRC’s calculation of the 2022-23 income tax revenue for Wales (the outturn) and the provisional estimate for 2023-24.
The NAO is responsible for auditing HMRC’s collection of Welsh income tax. This is our third report under these responsibilities.
This report covers HMRC’s preparations leading to the roll-out of the Welsh rates from April 2019.
This report covers the activities of HMRC before the introduction of the Welsh rates of income tax in April 2019.
HM Courts Service has taken practical steps to improve the use of the Crown Court’s existing resources but a number of risks to value for money remain, the National Audit Office has today reported. The Crown Court operates from around 500 court rooms at almost 100 locations around England and Wales. In 2007 it heard […]
This report assesses HMRC’s calculation of the 2023-24 income tax revenue for Scotland and HMRC’s estimate of the 2024-25 income tax revenue.
This report covers HMRC’s calculation of the 2022-23 income tax revenue for Scotland (the outturn) and the provisional estimate for 2023-24.