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  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  7. 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.

  9. 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.

  12. Investigation into Child Trust Funds

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    This report looks at tax-free savings accounts for 6.3 million children born between 2002 and 2011, into which the government paid £2bn.

  14. Investigation into Bulb Energy

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    There has been a substantial reduction in the potential cost to the taxpayer of supporting the transfer of Bulb Energy to a ringfenced supplier under Octopus, but risks remain.

  15. Investigation into asylum accommodation

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    Government’s plans for asylum accommodation will cost more than using hotels, and large sites are housing fewer people than planned.

  17. Introduction of the new state pension

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    The Department for Work and Pensions successfully managed the introduction of the new state pension, but it is not yet clear whether the simplified system will encourage people to save more for their retirement.