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  2. Modernising Defra’s ageing digital services

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    This report examines whether Defra has a full understanding of its legacy challenges, including cyber security risks, and if its plans to address the problem are realistic, achievable and aligned to future needs.

  3. The Restart scheme for long‑term unemployed people

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    The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) set up the Restart scheme to help people made unemployed by the COVID-19 pandemic. This report considers the performance of the scheme so far.

  4. Investigation into the UNBOXED festival

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    An investigation into the UNBOXED festival by the National Audit Office found that audience engagement was lower than originally modelled, although the project was delivered on time and is forecast to be on budget.

  5. Government Shared Services

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    The Government has made progress delivering its latest strategy to share back-office services across Whitehall departments in the past year, but remaining barriers will need to be addressed for it to deliver its plans by 2028 and achieve value for money, according to the National Audit Office.

  6. The Equipment Plan 2022 to 2032

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    This study examines whether the Ministry of Defence’s Equipment Plan provides a reliable assessment of the affordability of the MoD’s equipment programmes over the next ten years.

  8. Investigation into the Digital Services Tax

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    The Digital Services Tax has raised more revenue than forecast by the Government and increased the amount of UK tax paid by big digital companies. HMRC’s compliance work is ongoing and it has yet to identify any non-compliance among business groups, according to a report by the National Audit Office.

  9. Managing NHS backlogs and waiting times in England

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    This is our second report on backlogs for elective and cancer care. It examines the design of NHSE’s recovery plan, how the NHS has been implementing the plan and the ongoing risks NHSE has to manage.

  10. Progress combatting fraud

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    This study assesses the effectiveness of the government’s activity to combat fraud

  11. Support for vulnerable adolescents

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    This study examines whether government understands what is needed to effectively identify and support vulnerable adolescents who are at risk of avoidable adverse outcomes, and who may need costly government interventions if their needs are not addressed.

  12. Investigation into the management of backlogs in driving licence applications 

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    The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has been processing standard driving licences at normal levels following the backlog that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic, but there are still delays in applications from drivers with medical conditions, according to the National Audit Office.

  14. Leadership development in the civil service

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    In this report we describe the civil service’s training and development of its leaders, focusing on the senior civil service and the pipeline of future senior leaders