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  2. The use of sanctions and rewards in the public sector

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    This report contributes to the debate on incentivising public sector performance. It brings together the evidence on the effectiveness of sanctions and rewards (we commissioned Deloitte to conduct a review of the literature), summarises the results of our survey on their use in central government, and provides a practical guide on how to use them well. Discussions about how to lever greater levels of performance increasingly propose the use of these measures.

  4. The UK’s F-35 capability

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    This report examines the performance of the Ministry of Defence in delivering the F-35 programme compared to its aims.

  5. The UK Emissions Trading Scheme: A New Way to Combat Climate Change

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    Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, reported today that the Emissions Trading Scheme has brought about a reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases and that the Scheme has benefited the UK economy. He noted that, whilst some reductions were likely to have happened without the Scheme, most of the reductions were generated […]

  6. The UK cyber security strategy: Landscape review

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    An NAO review of the Government’s strategy for cyber security indicates that, although at an early stage, activities are already beginning to deliver benefits.

  7. The UK competition regime

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    The newly-created Competition and Markets Authority has made significant progress in improving how the UK’s competition regime works, and it is now more coherent than before. Business awareness of competition law, however, is low and while it has improved the robustness of its enforcement casework, the regime has so far not produced a substantial flow of enforcement decisions or fines.

  10. The UK border: preparedness for EU exit

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    This report assesses how prepared government departments are for the changes required at the border after EU exit.

  14. The UK border – Post UK-EU transition period

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    This report examines the government’s progress in managing the border and implementing the Northern Ireland Protocol since the end of the transition period.

  15. The UK Border

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    This report provides Parliament with insights on the issues and challenges for government’s management of the border in light of the UK’s planned departure from the European Union.

  16. The Troubled Families programme: update

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    This report is a factual update to support the Committee of Public Accounts’ evidence session on the government’s Troubled Families programme on 19 October 2016. It is based primarily on published sources, information supplied by the Department for Communities and Local Government and previous reports published by the National Audit Office.

  18. The Transpennine Route Upgrade Programme

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    This study will assess whether the Department and Network Rail’s are in a position to deliver the Transpennine Route Upgrade successfully.

  19. The Trade Remedies Investigations Directorate

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    This briefing provides details of the Department for International Trade’s (DIT’s) progress to date in establishing a trade remedies function, following our review of information and data provided to us by DIT.