Financial sustainability of police forces in England and Wales 2018
Published on:This report examines the Home Office’s progress in managing a clear assurance and oversight system for police forces’ financial sustainability.
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The Defence Nuclear Enterprise: a landscape review
Published on: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.
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Use of consultants and temporary staff
Published on:Annual spending on consultants and temporary staff has reduced by £1.5 billion since 2010 when strict spending controls were introduced. However, annual spend is now increasing once more and is between £400 million and £600 million higher than in 2011-12.
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Use of consultants and temporary staff
Published on:Annual spending on consultants and temporary staff has reduced by £1.5 billion since 2010 when strict spending controls were introduced. However, annual spend is now increasing once more and is between £400 million and £600 million higher than in 2011-12.
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Delivering major projects in government: a briefing for the Committee of Public Accounts
Published on:A third of major government projects due to deliver in the next five years are rated as in doubt or unachievable unless action is taken to improve delivery. Greater transparency on project performance is required.
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Delivering major projects in government: a briefing for the Committee of Public Accounts
Published on:A third of major government projects due to deliver in the next five years are rated as in doubt or unachievable unless action is taken to improve delivery. Greater transparency on project performance is required.
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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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Case study on integration: Measuring the costs and benefits of Whole-Place Community Budgets
Published on:By operating in a more integrated way, government could reduce inefficiencies in public services and deliver a better service to citizens. A case study on the Whole-Place Community Budget pilots points to the potential benefits on offer where public services are integrated more effectively.
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Cabinet Office and HM Treasury – Integration across government
Published on:By operating in a more integrated way, government could reduce inefficiencies in public services and deliver a better service to citizens.
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The UK Border Agency and Border Force: Progress in cutting costs and improving performance
Published on:Both organisations have achieved cost reduction and performance improvement, but poor planning and delayed delivery of projects hampered progress.
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Central government’s communication and engagement with local government
Published on:Central government needs to have better engagement with local government, particularly as more services are devolved.
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Assurance for major projects
Published on:Significant changes have been made to the assurance system for major projects but Government needs to do more as the system is not yet ‘built to last’.
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The failure of the FiReControl project
Published on: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 […]
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Lessons from PFI and other projects
Published on:Lessons from the large body of experience of using PFI can be applied to improve other forms of procurement. Government should also do more to act as an ‘intelligent customer’ in the procurement and management of projects.
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Management of the Typhoon Project
Published on:The cost of each Typhoon aircraft has risen by 75 per cent. While Typhoon performs some defence tasks now, it won’t take on all roles until 2018.
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Business, Innovation and Skills: Helping over-indebted consumers
Published on:The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills’ (BIS’s) free face-to-face advice for people struggling with debt has helped more people than planned, at slightly less than the planned cost per person, and is highly regarded by those that use it. However, demand is now outstripping capacity.
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Ministry of Defence: Major Projects Report 2009
Published on:The current defence programme is unaffordable, according to a report from the National Audit Office. The Ministry of Defence has already reduced the deficit between the defence budget and planned expenditure by £15 billion, but a shortfall of between £6 billion and £36 billion remains. The financial crisis means a substantial increase in funding is […]
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Ministry of Defence: Major Projects Report 2008
Published on:Over the past ten years, the Ministry of Defence has introduced a number of reforms to the way it procures defence equipment, but its performance on Major Projects remains variable. As part of its annual report to Parliament, the National Audit Office examined twenty of the largest defence equipment projects. The report found that, during […]
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Managing financial resources to deliver better public services
Published on:Since 2003, government departments have improved the management of their finances. But stronger financial management is now more important than ever to ensure that every pound of public money is spent to best effect in an increasingly challenging financial environment. Central government manages more financial resources than ever before, and these are expected to grow […]
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The Estate Strategy of the Police Service of Northern Ireland
Published on: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. […]