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  1. Oversight of three PFI waste projects

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    All three projects examined by the NAO have experienced significant delays stemming from a range of problems.

  2. Oversight of the Private Infrastructure Development Group

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    Despite providing substantially increased funding for PIDG (up to £700 million by 2015), the Department has not exercised enough oversight to ensure value for money has been achieved.

  3. Oversight of special education for young people aged 16-25

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    Course outcomes for young people aged 16-25 receiving special educational support are improving. However, a lack of understanding of the relationship between needs, costs and outcomes can lead to students not getting the right support, and risks compromising value for money.

  4. Oversight of financial management in local authority maintained schools

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    Financial pressures are growing on local authority maintained schools and the capacity of local authorities to support financial management in schools is itself under pressure. The Department for Education needs a system for alerting it to problems requiring intervention.

  16. Out-of-hours GP services in England

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    Although some areas of the NHS in England are achieving value for money for out-of-hours GP services, this is not the case across the board.

  17. Out-of-court settlement with Eurotunnel

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    This memorandum has been prepared at the request of the Committee of Public Accounts and examines the settlement with Eurotunnel

  18. Out of Sight – Not Out of Mind: Ofwat and the Public Sewer Network in England and Wales

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    Water and sewerage companies have taken action to remove the risk of sewer flooding from 3,300 properties in England and Wales since 2000. Ofwat has played an important role in achieving this reduction, according to a report published today by Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office. However, Ofwat and companies face a […]

  19. Our enquiries into Civil Service Learning’s contract with Capita

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    The National Audit Office has today published its findings on the Civil Service Learning contract with Capita Business Services Ltd (Capita). The NAO’s enquiries address specific concerns from several people who raised different but overlapping concerns about the operation of the contract.

  20. Ordnance Survey Accounts 1999-2000

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    Sir John Bourn, the head of the National Audit Office, has qualified his opinion on the 1999-2000 accounts of the Ordnance Survey, the government Agency responsible for the official mapping of Great Britain. In his report to Parliament on the Agency’s first set of accounts as a Trading Fund, Sir John said that he had […]