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  1. Sustainability in the spending review

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    This briefing responds to a request from the Environmental Audit Committee that we review how the 2015 spending review took account of environmental issues.

  2. The £13 billion sale of former Northern Rock assets

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    The disposal of former Northern Rock mortgages and loans in 2015 was the government’s largest ever financial asset sale. When judged against the Government’s objective to shrink the balance sheet swiftly the deal was value for money.

  3. Ministry of Defence 2015-16 accounts

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    The Comptroller and Auditor General has qualified his audit opinion on the Ministry of Defence’s 2015-16 accounts.

  7. Investigation into the collapse of the UnitingCare Partnership contract in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

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    In December 2015 a five year contract, worth around £800 million between UnitingCare Partnership and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough clinical commissioning group collapsed after only 8 months because it ran into financial difficulties. NAO examined the design, procurement and operation of the contract and the events that led to its termination.

  8. Nuclear power in the UK

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    This report looks at some of the main electricity system challenges the UK faces in the next two decades, and the aims and responsibilities of the Department of Energy & Climate Change.

  9. Disposal of public land for new homes: a progress report

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    The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has made progress in setting up its new programme to release enough public sector land for 160,000 homes by 2020 but the programme has had a relatively slow start.

  10. Department for Work and Pensions 2015-16 accounts

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    The Comptroller and Auditor General, Amyas Morse, has qualified his audit opinion on the regularity of the 2015-16 accounts of the Department for Work and Pensions. This is owing to the unacceptably high level of fraud and error in benefit expenditure, other than State Pension where the level of fraud and error is lower.

  11. Investigation into misuse of the Flexible Support Fund in Plaistow

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    The NAO has published its investigation into misuse of the Flexible Support Fund in Plaistow jobcentre. The report looks at how the Department for Work & Pensions responded to allegations of misuse at the jobcentre.

  12. Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre

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    It is important that the services for vulnerable people at the Yarls Wood Immigration Removal Centre are delivered ‘right first time’ and this did not happen here. Steps are now being taken to address the problems but 35% of the recommendations from Her Majesty’s Inspector of Prisons’ 2015 inspection have not yet been implemented.

  14. Evaluating the government balance sheet: pensions

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    We have published a series of reports which explore some of the major risks to public finances highlighted in the Whole of Government Accounts (WGA).

  17. The NAO’s role in local audit

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    The National Audit Office (NAO) has responsibilities within the framework for the audit of local public bodies. This leaflet provides information on our role, examples of our recent value-for-money work focused on local services, our 2016-17 work in progress and contact details for you to provide views and suggestions or to ask questions about our work.

  19. BBC World Service

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    The BBC World Service has used savings generated since 2010 to invest in new digital and television services. There is, however, scope to improve the approach to target setting and performance reporting.

  20. Progress with preparations for High Speed 2

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    HS2 is a large, complex and ambitious programme which is facing cost and time pressures. The unrealistic timetable set for HS2 Ltd by the Department means they are not as ready to deliver as they hoped to be at this point.