Government lacks a clear picture on how much it spends on consultants
Published on:Government does not have consistent data on how much individual departments are spending on external consultants.
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BBC World Service achieved savings but sees a fall in audiences
Published on:While the BBC World Service has achieved savings through closing TV and radio platforms, it has experienced a fall in audience numbers.
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UK government savings bank must develop improved delivery plan for overdue and over-budget digital revamp
Published on:Our report sets out the delivery of NS&I’s digital transformation programme, including how NS&I has addressed the issues and risks.
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Spending watchdog issues qualified opinions on Ministry of Defence accounts
Published on:The Comptroller and Auditor General has consequently qualified his opinions on the MoD’s financial statements for 2024-25.
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Meeting policing commitments will require significant savings and productivity improvements
Published on:New NAO report looks at how the Home Office is supporting police forces to improve their productivity and long-term financial sustainability.
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SEND reforms need to address home to school transport pressures
Published on:Our report looks at why home to school transport is one of the fastest growing areas of spending for local authorities in England.
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Government lacks clarity on the impact of its funding for independent adult hospices as demand rises for palliative and end-of-life care
Published on:A report from the NAO examines the financial resilience of the adult hospice sector in England, focusing on the financial state of the sector
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Government must actively manage plan to boost weak Probation Service performance
Published on:Government must actively manage risks associated with its plan to boost weak performance in the Probation Service.
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DWP begins to make headway tackling benefit fraud and error
Published on:A new NAO report finds that the proportion of benefit expenditure overpaid remains too high, but overpayment levels are now reducing.
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Cost of settling clinical negligence claims has more than tripled in last two decades
Published on:Our report sets out how liabilities for clinical negligence have changed over time, and what is behind those changes.
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Weak controls and oversight blamed for faulty home installations under energy efficiency scheme
Published on:A new NAO report sets out the reasons for failures in the government’s energy efficiency scheme for homes.
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NAO guidance: Government exits and redundancies
Published on:Many government departments and organisations are implementing employee exit schemes to reduce staff numbers and cut running costs. This is aimed at improving efficiency and delivering better value for taxpayers. To aid government departments and organisations, the NAO has created guidance to assess how exits and redundancies in government are being conducted, which includes expectations […]
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Government urged to improve cost data to help boost public service productivity
Published on:This report shows how better cost information can help improve government productivity and key service delivery.
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Government needs better oversight to tackle market failures in children’s residential care
Published on:Residential care costs for looked-after children have almost doubled in five years driven by rising demand and limited placements.
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Clear controls in place to manage UK-Saudi military contracts
Published on:The MoD’s current controls for how it manages two major military programmes on behalf of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are clear.
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MoD does not know exact cost to date of Afghan data breach resettlement scheme
Published on:The MoD cannot determine exactly how much it has spent on resettling people in the UK through the Afghanistan Response Route scheme.
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Spending watchdog disclaims government’s accounts again
Published on:The Whole of Government Accounts (WGA) 2023-24 has been disclaimed by the Comptroller and Auditor General for the second successive year.
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MoD must address deficiencies in F-35 fighter jet programme to strengthen the UK’s warfighting capability
Published on:This report examines the performance of the Ministry of Defence in delivering the F-35 programme compared to its aims.
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Using data analytics to tackle fraud and error could save government billions
Published on:Data analytics are a vital tool to tackle fraud and error, but savings so far have been modest compared to the amount potentially achievable.
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Spending watchdog disclaims the College of Policing 2023-24 accounts
Published on:The College of Policing’s 2023-24 accounts have been disclaimed after they failed to properly manage a transition to new accounting systems