The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs annual report and accounts 2021-22
Published on:Gareth Davies, the C&AG of the NAO, has reported on the 2021-22 accounts of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Gareth Davies, the C&AG of the NAO, has reported on the 2021-22 accounts of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Gareth Davies, the C&AG of the NAO, has reported on the 2020-21 accounts of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
The C&AG has reported on the 2019-20 accounts of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, reported to Parliament today that the Royal Armouries* in July 1999 successfully negotiated a revised deal with Royal Armouries (International) plc** (“RAI”) which ensured that the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds remained open. The revised deal has also made it possible for the future redevelopment of […]
Difficulties encountered by a government agency in making payments under the EU’s Single Payment Scheme have caused distress to a significant minority of farmers, cost farmers money in additional interest and bank charges, and undermined the farming industry’s confidence in the agency, according to a report published today. The study by the National Audit Office […]
This landscape report aims to help Parliament better understand the complexities of the Defence Nuclear Enterprise by describing how the Ministry of Defence needs to bring together its programmes, including production of the new deterrent submarines, to provide a continuous at sea deterrent.
This report examines whether government’s arrangements for decommissioning AGR nuclear power stations will lead to better value for money.
It is estimated that over a million social homes have been improved by the Department for Communities and Local Government’s Decent Homes Programme, which aims to improve the condition of homes for social housing tenants. The Department has also provided funding to improve conditions for vulnerable households in private sector accommodation. But the National Audit Office […]
This report provides an update on HMRC’s progress with the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) since July 2017. We consider the deliverability of the CDS programme and highlight the risks and issues HMRC needs to manage to fully implement CDS by January 2019.
HMRC has made progress in developing the new customs system, which was part of its existing programme, but it may need to be ready much earlier than originally planned if there is no agreement extending timescales on the transition to any new customs arrangements
The service provided to students applying for finance in 2009 did not achieve value for money, according to a report today by the National Audit Office. There were major problems in the processing of applications – with fewer than half new applications being fully processed by the start of term – and in communications with […]
The NAO found that the Charity Commission did not properly consider whether The Cup Trust met the key legal requirement of being within the jurisdiction of the High Court of England and Wales before registering it as a charity in 2009, and was slow in handling the case.
Major changes are being made to the criminal justice system, however much remains to be done to tackle inefficiency within the system.
This report looks at the set-up of the UK infrastructure Bank, including HM Treasury’s planning before launch.
The creation of Ofcom, the Office of Communications, was a major challenge, demanding decisive leadership and well structured project management. There were, however, no clear measures put in place at the outset to monitor whether the merger was a success. Although data is limited, the NAO has carried out a preliminary assessment which indicates that […]
The Treasury’s 2009 decision to split Northern Rock in two was reasonable at the time but the final net cost to the taxpayer could be some £2 billion.
This National Audit Office (NAO) report focuses on how the prison and health services are using public funds to tackle drug harms in prisons.