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  1. The Financial Services Authority: A Review under Section 12 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000

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    Five years after its creation the Financial Services Authority, the independent body regulating the financial services industry in the UK, is a well-established regulator with an impressive set of processes and structures to help tackle high-risk organisations and markets. It now needs to streamline and fully integrate these processes and structures, and increase its focus […]

  4. The Financial Analysis for the London Underground Public Private Partnerships 

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    Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, reported to Parliament today that the financial analysis* carried out for the London Underground Public Private Partnerships cannot, on its own, be expected to show clearly which public or private sector option for managing and funding the Tube will provide better value for money. Sir John […]

  5. The Farming and Countryside Programme

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    The Farming and Countryside Programme aims to reform English farming. The stakes are high for food production, farm viability and the environment.

  6. The failure of the FiReControl project

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    The project to replace the 46 Fire and Rescue Services’ local control rooms across England with nine purpose-built regional control centres linked by a new IT system has been a comprehensive failure, according to the National Audit Office. The Department for Communities and Local Government acted to cut its losses by terminating the contract in […]

  7. The expansion of online filing of tax returns

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    The programme to increase online filing of tax returns has made significant progress, but HMRC needs a better understanding of the benefits and costs to customers and how its online filing costs compare to those for paper returns.

  8. The Estate Strategy of the Police Service of Northern Ireland

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    The PSNI’s strategy to modernise and rationalise the police estate in Northern Ireland is leading to visible improvements, although there is still much work left to do, according to the National Audit Office. The plans to refurbish and build police stations, and review the need for others, are being taken forward against a challenging background. […]

  9. The Equipment Plan 2023 to 2033

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    The Ministry of Defence’s Equipment Plan for the next decade is unaffordable and it is facing the largest budget deficit since the Plan was first published in 2012, according to a new report by the National Audit Office.

  10. The Equipment Plan 2022 to 2032

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    This study examines whether the Ministry of Defence’s Equipment Plan provides a reliable assessment of the affordability of the MoD’s equipment programmes over the next ten years.

  11. The Equipment Plan 2021 to 2031

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    This report examines whether the Ministry of Defence has managed to reduce the risks to affordability in its Equipment Plan.

  12. The Equipment Plan 2020-2030

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    This report reviews the robustness of assumptions underpinning the Ministry of Defence’s 2020–2030 Equipment Plan.

  13. The Equipment Plan 2019 to 2029

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    This study assesses the financial assumptions underlying the Ministry of Defence’s 10-year Equipment Plan.

  14. The Equipment Plan 2018 to 2028

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    This report assesses the robustness of the Ministry of Defence’s financial data and assumptions for its Equipment Plan 2018-2028.

  15. The Equipment Plan 2016-2026

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    The risks to the affordability of the Ministry of Defence Equipment Plan are greater than at any point since reporting began in 2012.

  17. The English Sports Council Accounts 2000-2001: Costs of Departure of Derek Casey, former Chief Exec of Sport England

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    Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, today reported to Parliament on the costs of the departure of Mr Derek Casey, the former Chief Executive of Sport England. In drawing Parliament’s attention to this matter Sir John has not qualified his audit opinion on either the Sport England grant-in-aid or lottery fund accounts […]

  18. The English National Stadium Project at Wembley

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    The Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s decision to provide additional public funding for the English national stadium project at Wembley is an example of well managed risk taking, Sir John Bourn, Head of the National Audit Office said today. The Department, working closely with Sport England, has thoroughly reviewed the project and taken appropriate […]

  19. The energy supplier market

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    This report examines the recent exit of energy suppliers from the market and government’s role in managing the exits.

  20. The Electronic Monitoring of Adult Offenders

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    According to the National Audit Office, electronic monitoring of adult offenders provides value for money and a cost effective alternative to custody for low risk offenders. Three months of an electronically monitored curfew are nearly five times cheaper than three months in custody. On average, it costs £1,300 to monitor an offender who has been […]