The Consultancy Toolkit provides a framework for reviewing the extent to which an organisation is achieving value for money from its use of consultants.
It is aimed at procurement or commercial teams, customers/buyers of consultants, or audit staff.
It can be applied to the use of consultants department-wide, or at a project-level.
It is designed to diagnose areas of weakness and raise awareness of where improvements can be made.
This good practice guide is designed for Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships to help them minimise the risk of people becoming offenders.
This current best practice model sets out six functions used to manage complex capital investment programmes, the tasks associated with each, what good looks like, and case studies of how Departments are currently implementing them.
This is a practical guide outlining the general steps undertaken in financial and VFM audit when sampling a population. The guide shows the different sampling methods and when they are suitable, calculating sample sizes and evaluating results.
A joint publication by the NAO, HM Treasury, Cabinet Office, Audit Commission and Office for National Statistics summarising our common thinking on this subject, in particular the need for a good system of performance information to be Focused, Appropriate, Balanced, Robust, Integrated and Cost Effective.