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  1. Investigation into Just Solutions International

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    There was an estimated net loss of £1.1m when Just Solutions International, the commercial arm of the National Offender Management Service, set up to sell consultancy advice abroad, was closed in September 2015.

  2. Investigation into introducing T Levels

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    This investigation provides transparency over the government’s progress introducing T Level qualifications.

  3. Investigation into HMRC’s contract with Concentrix

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    HM Revenue & Customs’ (HMRC’s) contract with Synnex-Concentrix UK Ltd was terminated in November 2016. The contract was designed to add capacity to HMRC’s programme of interventions to prevent or detect error and fraud in personal tax credits awards. HMRC estimated that the contract would save £1 billion over its three year life time and an estimated £193 million, excluding Concentrix’s costs, had been saved by the time of contract termination.

  4. Investigation into government-funded inquiries

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    Given the prevalence of government-funded inquiries, the frequency with which the government uses them following high-profile failures, their importance in relation to the public’s trust of authorities, and the public funds spent on them, the NAO has conducted an investigation into the 26 inquiries that have started and concluded since 2005.

  5. Investigation into government travel expenditure

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    The centre of government has little oversight of official travel, leaving this role to departments, although it does seek to manage the price of travel.

  6. Investigation into errors in Employment and Support Allowance

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    This investigation covers a single, major cause of underpayment error in ESA. This error relates to people whose existing benefit claim was converted to ESA and who were entitled to income-related ESA but were only awarded contribution-based ESA.

  7. Investigation into devolved funding

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    This investigation covers how the UK government determines the amount of funding it allocates to the devolved administrations.