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  2. Managing high value capital equipment in the NHS in England

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    Value for money is not being achieved across all trusts in the planning, procurement and use of high value equipment. There are significant variations across England in levels of activity and a lack of comparable information about performance and cost of machine use.

  3. Managing government borrowing

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    The environment for government borrowing has become more challenging in recent years – requiring sustained focus from government.

  5. Managing flood risk

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    This report evaluates whether government’s approach to managing the risks of flooding and coastal erosion is achieving value for money.

  6. Managing financial resources to deliver better public services

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    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 […]

  7. Managing Finances in English Further Education Colleges

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    Sir John Bourn, the Comptroller and Auditor General, reported to Parliament today that the financial health of the further education sector in England is improving but that 13% of colleges are still in poor financial health. He identified a number of key management practices, which are typical of colleges in good financial health and which […]

  8. Managing early departures in central government

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    Departments have acted quickly to reduce staff numbers and this should bring significant savings. To sustain these savings, and deliver long-term value for money improvements, staff numbers must stay at these reduced levels and departments must develop new ways of working.

  9. Managing disallowance risk

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    Since 2005, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has incurred a total of £642 million in financial penalties relating to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in England.

  10. Managing debt owed to central government

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    Government is owed a large amount of money but has no overall view of its debt reduction objectives nor of the financial risk that the debt poses.

  12. Managing conflicts of interest: value for money

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    Gaps in how public bodies manage conflicts of interest among staff pose a risk to government’s ability to perform its functions objectively.

  15. Managing civil tax investigations

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    HMRC’s civil investigations directorates, which examine serious cases of suspected tax evasion, have generated increasing returns from their work, while reducing resources. However, there is scope for them to achieve more.

  16. Managing change in the Defence workforce

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    The Ministry of Defence, under pressure to make rapid financial savings, is significantly reducing the size of its workforce, by over 54,000 personnel. A report today by the National Audit Office has found that these reductions are happening in advance of the Department’s fully understanding how it will operate with significantly fewer staff.

  17. Managing central government property

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    This study examines how the Cabinet Office maintains, oversees and manages central government property.

  18. Managing budgeting in government

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    The Government’s ability to show that its spending decisions represent the best value for money is being hindered by the patchy availability of good information.

  19. Managing Attendance in the Department for Work and Pensions

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    The Department for Work and Pensions, the largest employer in central government, like other organisations loses a significant amount of staff time to sickness absence. The Department has introduced good attendance management procedures, but, according to today’s report by the National Audit Office, it could do more to ensure that these procedures are adopted by […]

  20. Managing and replacing the Aspire contract

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    There are serious risks to HMRC’s business if the programme to replace the Aspire contract fails to meet its objectives by June 2017, when the contract ends.