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  1. Government grant services

    Report Value for money

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    Government has given less attention to grants than to other policy funding mechanisms, despite grant funding being higher in value, making up 41 per cent (£292 billion) of its total expenditure.

  2. The centre of government

    Report Value for money

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    This report draws together insights from our previous reports and those of the PAC on the role of, and recent changes to, the centre of government. The centre of government has responsibility for coordinating and overseeing the work of government, enabling it to achieve its strategic aims and ensuring there is a central view of the effective operation of government as a whole. Most of these strategic functions are performed by the Cabinet Office and the Treasury.

  3. Managing debt owed to central government

    Report Value for money

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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.

  4. Progress on public bodies reform

    Report Value for money

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    The Public Bodies Reform Programme is making good progress in abolishing or merging public bodies and reducing their costs, but triennial reviews of remaining bodies need to be much more effective.

  5. Government whistleblowing policies

    Insight Good practice guides

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    This report provides the context around whistleblowing and examines the procedures in place for whistleblowing within government departments.

  6. Spinning-out MyCSP as a mutual joint venture

    Report Value for money

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    MyCSP has the potential to be good value for money with a projected saving of 50 per cent on costs, but the Cabinet Office and MyCSP still face many large challenges in transforming the service.